Interest Rate Targeting in a Small Open Economy : The Predetermined Exchange Rates Case /

An important hurdle in analyzing interest rate targeting is that standard models usually lead to price level or inflation rate indeterminacy. This paper develops a simple framework in which such problems do not arise because the bonds whose interest rate is controlled provide liquidity services. Thi...

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מחבר ראשי: Calvo, Guillermo
מחברים אחרים: Vegh Gramont, Carlos
פורמט: כתב-עת
שפה:English
יצא לאור: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990.
סדרה:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/021
גישה מקוונת:Full text available on IMF
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סיכום:An important hurdle in analyzing interest rate targeting is that standard models usually lead to price level or inflation rate indeterminacy. This paper develops a simple framework in which such problems do not arise because the bonds whose interest rate is controlled provide liquidity services. This framework is used to examine interest rate targeting in a small open economy under predetermined exchange rates. A permanent increase in the interest rate has no real effects. In contrast, a temporary increase in the interest rate leads to higher consumption and to a current account deficit that worsens over time.
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ISSN:1018-5941
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