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The relationship between exchange rates and inflation targeting revisited
For decades, the exchange rate was at the center of macroeconomic policy debates in emerging markets. Many countries used the nominal exchange rate to bring down inflation, –others—mostly in Latin America—used the exchange rate to implicitly tax the export sector. Currency crises were common and usually ...
Current account and external financing: an introduction
Economic analysts were surprised by the collapse of the Thai baht in July 1997. In the months that followed, most of the so-called East Asian Tigers faced severe balance-of-payments crises, and a year later, in August 1998, the Russian ruble was devalued. As a result of this succession of crises, the ...
Cuenta corriente y financiamiento externo
Este trabajo muestra un resumen integrado de los aspectos más sobresalientes de los trabajos presentados en la décima Conferencia Anual del Banco Central de Chile 'Cuenta Corriente y Financiamiento Externo', realizada en noviembre de 2006 y por aparecer compilados en un libro de próxima publicación. ...
On current account surpluses and the correction of global imbalances
The United States has run an increasingly large current account deficit over the last few years. J. P. Morgan forecasts that in 2007 the deficit will reach almost one trillion dollars, or 7 percent of GDP. This unprecedented situation has generated concern among analysts and policymakers. Many argue ...