Exchange Rate Appreciation As a Signal of a New Policy Stance /

It is shown in a game theoretic framework that it may pay off to signal a 'conservative' policy stance--giving a high priority to price stability--by appreciating the exchange rate. Such an appreciation demonstrates to domestic producers and more precisely to the trade union that the new p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winckler, Georg
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/032
Online Access:Full text available on IMF