Is Exchange Rate Stabilization an Appropriate Cure for the Dutch Disease?
This paper evaluates how successful is a policy of exchange rate stabilization to counteract the negative effects of a Dutch Disease episode. We consider a small open economy model that incorporates nominal rigidities and a learning-by-doing externality in the tradable sector. The paper shows that l...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2010
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Series: | IMF Working Papers
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Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This paper evaluates how successful is a policy of exchange rate stabilization to counteract the negative effects of a Dutch Disease episode. We consider a small open economy model that incorporates nominal rigidities and a learning-by-doing externality in the tradable sector. The paper shows that leaning against an appreciated exchange rate can prevent an inefficient loss of tradable output but at the cost of generating a misallocation of resources in other sectors of the economy. The paper also finds that welfare is a decreasing function of exchange rate intervention. These results suggest that stabilizing the nominal exchange rate in response to a Dutch Disease episode is highly distortionary |
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Physical Description: | 43 pages |
ISBN: | 9781455202164 |