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title: IFCISA: Financial Conditions Index for South America
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-riibaf-v-72-y-2024-i-pa-s0275531924003003/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:72:y:2024:i:pa:s0275531924003003
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featured: 2024-10-31
citations: unknown
topic: Asset Pricing & Factors
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# IFCISA: Financial Conditions Index for South America

Financial Conditions Index for South America: An International Financial Conditions Index for South American economies (IFCI-SA) has been proposed to track financial conditions and assess the impact of global events, incorporating standard variables, sovereign debt risk premia, and regional commodity prices.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0275531924003003%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Ariibaf%3Av%3A72%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3Apa%3As0275531924003003
- Identifier: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:72:y:2024:i:pa:s0275531924003003
- Released: 2024-10-31
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 72 (2024-10-31): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-10-31/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Asset Pricing & Factors

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