Exchange-rate variations and the rate of inflation in emerging economies
This paper develops a structural general equilibrium model to analyse the reactions of the nominal exchange rate and the domestic price level to three types of external shock in emerging economies that have limited access to world capital markets. Although the results depend crucially on the type of external shock, each of the two national balance-sheet parameters considered here —the risk premium and the ratio of external indebtedness— exacerbates the reactions of the two endogenous variables without altering the degree of exchange-rate pass-through (erpt). Moreover, flatter Phillips curves, as observed today in many economies, tend to increase erpt. On the basis of these results, the authorities of emerging economies seeking to stabilize markets and limit erpt are advised to minimize the two risk parameters by applying a flexible inflation-targeting regime.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2015-08
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| Subjects: | TIPOS DE CAMBIO, PRECIOS, MERCADOS DE CAPITAL, MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS, MACROECONOMIA, MERCADOS EMERGENTES, FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES, PRICES, CAPITAL MARKETS, ECONOMETRIC MODELS, MACROECONOMICS, EMERGING MARKETS, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11362/39604 |
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| Summary: | This paper develops a structural general equilibrium model to analyse the reactions of the nominal exchange rate and the domestic price level to three types of external shock in emerging economies that have limited access to world capital markets. Although the results depend crucially on the type of external shock, each of the two national balance-sheet parameters considered here —the risk premium and the ratio of external indebtedness— exacerbates the reactions of the two endogenous variables without altering the degree of exchange-rate pass-through (erpt). Moreover, flatter Phillips curves, as observed today in many economies, tend to increase erpt. On the basis of these results, the authorities of emerging economies seeking to stabilize markets and limit erpt are advised to minimize the two risk parameters by applying a flexible inflation-targeting regime. |
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