Real Exchange Rate Targeting and Macroeconomic Instability
Martin Uribe
Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
October 23, 2002
Abstract:
Using an optimizing model of a small open economy, this paper studies the macroeconomic effects of PPP rules whereby the government increases the devaluation rate when the real exchange rate - defined as the price of tradables in terms of nontradables - is below its long-run level and reduces the devaluation rate when the real exchange rate is above its long-run level. The paper shows that the mere existence of such a rule can generate aggregate fluctuations due to self-fulfilling revisions in expectations. The result is shown to obtain in both flexible- and sticky-price environments.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 32
Keywords: real exchange rate targeting, sunspot equilibria, indeterminacy
JEL Classification: F41
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Uribe, Martin, Real Exchange Rate Targeting and Macroeconomic Instability (October 23, 2002). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=231636 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.231636
