| Description |
1 online resource (40 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
IMF Working Paper ; WP/16/67 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/16/67.
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| Summary |
We study the use of foreign exchange (FX) intervention as an additional policy instrument in an environment with learning, where agents infer the central bank policy rules from its policy actions. Under full information, a central bank focused on stabilizing output and inflation can achieve better outcomes by using FX intervention as an additional policy tool. Under policy uncertainty, where agents perceive that monetary policy may also have exchange rate stabilization goals, the use of FX intervention entails a trade-off, reducing output volatility while increasing inflation volatility. While having an additional policy tool is always beneficial, we find that the optimal magnitude of intervention is higher in monetary policy regimes with lower uncertainty. These results indicate that the benefits of using FX intervention as an additional stabilization tool are greater in regimes where monetary policy is credibly focused on output and inflation stabilization.--Abstract |
| Notes |
"March 2016." |
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"Research Department." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-24) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed March 21, 2016) |
| Subject |
Foreign exchange -- Developed countries -- Econometric models
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Monetary policy -- Developed countries -- Econometric models
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Banks and banking, Central -- Developed countries -- Econometric models
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Banks and banking, Central -- Econometric models.
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Foreign exchange -- Econometric models.
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Monetary policy -- Econometric models.
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Developed countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lama, Ruy, 1975- (IMF staff)
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Medina Guzman, Juan Pablo, 1971- author.
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International Monetary Fund. Research Department, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1475520417 |
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9781475520415 |
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1475547315 |
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9781475547313 |
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1484305302 |
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9781484305300 |
| ISSN |
1018-5941 |
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