Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes

43 Pages Posted: 5 Aug 2003

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Alberto F. Alesina

Harvard University - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Alexander F. Wagner

University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Swiss Finance Institute

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Date Written: March 2004

Abstract

We use data on announced and actual exchange rate arrangements to ask which countries follow de facto regimes different from their de iure ones, that is, do not do what they say. Our results suggest that countries with poor institutional quality have difficulty in maintaining pegging and abandon it more often. In contrast, countries with relatively good institutions display fear of floating, i.e. they manage more than announced, perhaps to signal their differences from those countries incapable of maintaining promises of monetary stability.

Suggested Citation

Alesina, Alberto F. and Wagner, Alexander F., Choosing (and Reneging on) Exchange Rate Regimes (March 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=431680 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.431680

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