Author : Marjan Petreski
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783845401546
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)
Book Synopsis Monetary-Regime Switch from Exchange-Rate to Inflation Targeting by : Marjan Petreski
Download or read book Monetary-Regime Switch from Exchange-Rate to Inflation Targeting written by Marjan Petreski and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study investigates whether a switch from exchange-rate targeting to inflation targeting will facilitate a more appropriate monetary policy and a more stable macroeconomic environment in developing economies. The research finds that the exchange-rate regime is not significant in explaining growth. The empirical evidence on its effect on output volatility suggests that a terms-of-trade shock larger than seven percentage points under a fixed exchange-rate regime will give higher output volatility compared to a float. Given these findings, the study suggests the exchange rate be made flexible and that the direct targeting of inflation is a rational choice in the aftermath of peg exit. To investigate whether monetary-policy responses change under such a regime switching, allowing for the possibility of an endogenous switch, the study estimates augmented Taylor rule with two approaches: a panel switching regression; and a Markov-switching VAR. Results from both suggest that inflation targeting represented a real switch in developing economies.