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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788246003321

Autore

Gonçalves Fernando M

Titolo

Accumulating Foreign Reserves Under Floating Exchange Rates / / Fernando M. Gonçalves

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

ISBN

1-4623-6690-2

1-4527-0267-5

1-4518-6957-6

1-282-84051-7

9786612840517

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (43 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/96

Disciplina

332.456

Soggetti

Foreign exchange rates - Econometric models

Bank reserves - Econometric models

Monetary policy - Econometric models

Banks and Banking

Foreign Exchange

Inflation

Money and Monetary Policy

Public Finance

Monetary Policy

Price Level

Deflation

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Monetary economics

Macroeconomics

Banking

Currency

Foreign exchange

Public finance & taxation

Inflation targeting

Reserves accumulation

Foreign exchange intervention

Institutional arrangements for revenue administration

Monetary policy

Prices

Foreign exchange reserves



Revenue

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Model: Basic Set-up; 3. Complete Information; 3.1. Centralization; 3.2. Institutional Arrangements in Practice; 3.3. Separation; 3.4. Centralization versus Separation; 4. Incomplete Information; 4.1. Stage 1: Centralization versus Separation; Figures; 1. Timetable; 4.2. Stage 0: Centralization versus Separation; 5. Comparative Analysis Under Incomplete Information; 5.1. Simulation of Stage 0 Parameters; 2. Simulation of Stage 0 Parameters; 5.2. The Trade-off Between Reserve Accumulation and Credibility Building; 5.3. Centralization versus Separation

5.3.1. Macroeconomic Stability3. Macroeconomic Stability - Centralization versus Separation; 5.3.2. Reserve Targeting; 4. Reserve Targeting - Centralization versus Separation; 5.3.3. Discussion; 6. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendix; Proof of Proposition 1; Proof of Corollary 1

Sommario/riassunto

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.