Bad Dreams Under Alternative Anchors : Are the Consequences Different? /

Using a simple model, this paper shows how a strict monetary rule exhibits characteristics similar to those of an exchange rate anchor, in terms of a lack of robustness in the presence of adverse expectations ('bad dreams'). More specifically, as an anticipated devaluation under an exchang...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Auernheimer, Leonardo
Other Authors: George, Susan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/020
Online Access:Full text available on IMF