Accumulating Foreign Reserves Under Floating Exchange Rates /

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Author / Creator:Gonçalves, Fernando M., author.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (41 pages)
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/08/96
IMF working paper ; WP/08/96.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12501087
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Other uniform titles:IMF eLibrary.
Other authors / contributors:Goncalves, Fernando M.
International Monetary Fund.
ISBN:1451914113
9781451914115
1282840517
9781282840515
9781451914115
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Summary:Official accumulation of foreign reserves may be perceived as interventions to influence the exchange rate, undermining the credibility of floating exchange rates and inflation targets. This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the interaction between reserve accumulation and monetary policy. The model uncovers a trade-off between the speed of reserve accumulation and anti-inflationary credibility. Under reasonable assumptions, delegation of intervention and monetary policy decisions to separate government agencies allows faster reserve accumulation, while centralization of these decisions results in a more stable economy. The analysis underscores the importance of rather overlooked institutional features of policymaking in open economies.
Other form:Print version: Gonçalves, Fernando M. Accumulating Foreign Reserves Under Floating Exchange Rates. Washington : International Monetary Fund, ©2008