Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Exchange Market Pressure: Empirical Evidence from Latin America Countries"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Better Inflation Performance in the Emerging Market Countries: Improved Monetary Policy, Structural Change or Plain Good Luck?"
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund
Tine Olsen, International Monetary Fund
Chorng-Huey Wong, International Monetary Fund

"Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A DSGE Approach"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Papers:

"Household Credit and Monetary Policy Transmission"
Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy Using FAVAR: The Cases of Brazil and Mexico"
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America (Contact Author)

"Revising the Sticky-Information Phillips Curve"
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas