01612cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002078 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807554 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Chile : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (140 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper examines a number of potential factors that may have influenced the short-term behavior of the exchange rate between the Chilean peso and the U.S. dollar during the period of floating exchange rate, including the possible impact of developments in Argentina during 2001. The paper investigates whether copper prices can be successfully forecasted over medium-term horizons, emphasizing the properties of copper prices most relevant in the Chilean context, including for fiscal policymaking. The paper also provides a snapshot of the Chilean banking and corporate sectors. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/163 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/163/002.2002.issue-163-en.xml IMF e-Library