Is Exchange Rate Stabilization an Appropriate Cure for the Dutch Disease? /

This paper evaluates how successful is a policy of exchange rate stabilization to counteract the negative effects of a Dutch Disease episode. We consider a small open economy model that incorporates nominal rigidities and a learning-by-doing externality in the tradable sector. The paper shows that l...

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Auteur principal: Medina Guzman, Juan Pablo
Autres auteurs: Lama, Ruy
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/182
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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