Tipo de cambio real en Bolivia: equilibrio y desalineamientos
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Conocer el comportamiento del tipo de cambio real respecto a su equilibrio (interno y externo) permite determinar la existencia de des-alineamientos, y a partir de ello plantear recomendaciones sobre el diseño de políticas. En esa línea, el presente documento aplica cuatro métodos distintos para estimar el TCR de equilibrio en Bolivia, en algunos casos para un horizonte temporal y en otros para un periodo en particular. Los métodos revisados fueron: a) Filtro Estadístico - Hodrick y Prescott, b) Modelo de Comportamiento del TCR, c) Método del Equilibrio Macroeconómico y d) Método de Sostenibilidad Externa. Los resultados de todos estos métodos coinciden y sugieren una subvaluación cambiaria promedio de 0.69% para 2011, a pesar de que cada metodología considera distintas simplificaciones conceptuales e información diversa.
The behavior of the real exchange rate with respect to its equilibrium (internal and external) follow determines the existence of desalignment, and from these developing recommendations for policy design. In this case, this paper makes a methodological review of four different methods to estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate and applies then to Bolivia, in some cases, for a time horizon and others for a particular period. The methods reviewedwere: a) Hodrick y Prescott filter, b) Estimation of aBehavioral Equilibrium exchange rate, c) Macroeconomic Balance Approach and d) External Sustainability Approach. The results of the methods agree and suggest an undervalued exchange rate (average) of 0.69% for 2011, even though each methodology considers different conceptual simplifications and information.
The behavior of the real exchange rate with respect to its equilibrium (internal and external) follow determines the existence of desalignment, and from these developing recommendations for policy design. In this case, this paper makes a methodological review of four different methods to estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate and applies then to Bolivia, in some cases, for a time horizon and others for a particular period. The methods reviewedwere: a) Hodrick y Prescott filter, b) Estimation of aBehavioral Equilibrium exchange rate, c) Macroeconomic Balance Approach and d) External Sustainability Approach. The results of the methods agree and suggest an undervalued exchange rate (average) of 0.69% for 2011, even though each methodology considers different conceptual simplifications and information.
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