Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization under Imperfect Credibility /

This paper analyzes stabilization policy under predetermined exchange rates in a cash-in-advance, staggered-prices model. Under full credibility, a reduction in the rate of devaluation results in an immediate and permanent reduction in the inflation rate, with no effect on output or consumption. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calvo, Guillermo
Other Authors: Vegh Gramont, Carlos
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/077
Online Access:Full text available on IMF