Optimal Monetary Policy in a Small Open Economy Under Segmented Asset Markets and Sticky Prices /

This paper studies optimal monetary policy in a two-sector small open economy model under segmented asset markets and sticky prices. We solve the Ramsey problem under full commitment, and characterize the optimal monetary policy in a calibrated version of the model. The findings of the paper are thr...

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Autor Principal: Medina Guzman, Juan Pablo
Outros autores: Lama, Ruy
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/217
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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