2012-07-152012-07-152012-07-152012-07-15https://repositorio.banrep.gov.co/handle/20.500.12134/5767In this paper, we propose an alternative methodology to determine the existence of credit booms, which is a complex and crucial issue for policymakers. In particular, we exploit the Mendoza and Terrones (2008)’s idea that macroeconomic aggregates other thPDFspaOpen AccessAn Early Warning Model for Predicting Credit Booms Using Macroeconomic AggregatesWorking PaperE32 - Business Fluctuations; CyclesE37 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: Forecasting and Simulation: Models and ApplicationE44 - Financial Markets and the MacroeconomyE51 - Money Supply; Credit; Money MultipliersC53 - Forecasting and Prediction Methods; Simulation MethodsEarly Warning IndicatorCredit BoomsBusiness CyclesEmerging MarketsAcceso abiertoAtribucion-NoComercial-CompartirIgual CC BY-NC-SA 4.0E44 - Mercados financieros y macroeconomíaE51 - Oferta monetaria; Crédito; Multiplicadores monetariosC53 - Métodos de pronóstico y predicción; métodos de simulaciónE37 - Precios, fluctuaciones y ciclos económicos: Predicción y simulación; Modelos y aplicaciónE32 - Fluctuaciones económicas; CiclosLas opiniones contenidas en el presente documento son responsabilidad exclusiva de los autores y no comprometen al Banco de la República ni a su Junta Directiva.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12134/5767