IMF Working Papers

Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization under Imperfect Credibility

By Guillermo Calvo, Carlos A. Végh Gramont

August 1, 1991

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Guillermo Calvo, and Carlos A. Végh Gramont Exchange-Rate-Based Stabilization under Imperfect Credibility, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1991) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

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 contrast, a non-credible stabilization results in an initial expansion of output, followed by a later recession. The inflation rate of home goods remains above the rate of devaluation throughout the program, thus resulting in a sustained real exchange rate appreciation.

Subject: Consumption, Financial services, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Monetary base, Money, National accounts, Prices, Real exchange rates, Real interest rates

Keywords: Consumption, Exchange rate, Home goods, Home-goods sector, Inflation, Inflation rate, Monetary base, Nominal interest rate, Output contraction, Rate of inflation, Real exchange rates, Real interest rates, Traded goods, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    34

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1991/077

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0771991

  • ISBN:

    9781451849912

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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