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dc.titleExtraction of Inflation Expectations from Financial Instruments
dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorGimeno, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorMarqués, José Manuel
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2018-06-15T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2018-06-13T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we estimate inflation expectations for several Latin American countries using an affine model that takes as factors the observed inflation and the parameters generated from zero-coupon yield curves of nominal bonds. By implementing this approach, we avoid the use of inflation-linked securities, which are scarce in many of these markets, and obtain market measures of inflation expectations free of any risk premium, eliminating potential biases included in other measures such as breakeven rates. Our method provides several advantages, as we can compute inflation expectations at any horizon and forward rates such as the expected inflation over the five year period that begins five years from today. We find that inflation expectations in the long-run are fairly anchored in Chile and Mexico, while those in Brazil and Colombia are more volatile and less anchored. We also find that expected inflation increases at longer horizons in Brazil and Chile, while it is decreasing in Colombia and Mexico.
dc.format.extent26
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001161
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Extraction-of-Inflation-Expectations-from-Financial-Instruments.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInflation
dc.subjectInflation Targeting
dc.subjectInterest Rate
dc.subject.jelcodeC54 - Quantitative Policy Modeling
dc.subject.jelcodeE43 - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
dc.subject.jelcodeE44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
dc.subject.jelcodeG12 - Asset Pricing • Trading Volume • Bond Interest Rates
dc.subject.keywordsInflation expectations;Affine model;Real interest rate;Risk premium
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-T2426
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