The effects of monetary policy in a small open economy : the case of Portugal

In this paper, I analyze the macroeconomic effects of monetary policy on the Portuguese economy. I show that a positive interest rate shock leads to: (i) a contraction of real GDP and a substantial increase of the unemployment rate; (ii) a quick fall in the commodity price and a gradual decrease of...

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Autor principal: Sousa, Ricardo M. (author)
Formato: workingPaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2012
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/22489
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/22489