Arbeitspapier

When countries do not do what they say: Systematic discrepancies between exchange rate regime announcements and de facto policies

We study the apparent disconnect between what countries announce to be their exchange rate regime and what they de facto implement. Even though discrepancies between announcements and de facto polices are frequent, there is a lack of understanding of actual patterns and underlying reasons. We contribute to the literature by identifying a number of robust stylized facts by means of an in-depth analysis of a large cross-country dataset. A key insight is that countries that operate under intermediate de facto regimes tend to announce fixed or flexible exchange rate regimes. The exact nature of deviations is related to country characteristics such as trade structure, financial development, and financial openness. Furthermore, regime discrepancies have followed secular trends, which are most likely related to financial globalization and changes in monetary policy design.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Munich Discussion Paper ; No. 2007-38

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Foreign Exchange
International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
Open Economy Macroeconomics
Thema
Exchange rate regimes
de facto versus de jure
exchange rate policy
Wechselkurspolitik
Wechselkurssystem
Staatliche Information
Außenwirtschaftspolitik
Geldpolitik
Globalisierung
Vergleich
Welt

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Bersch, Julia
Klüh, Ulrich H.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät
(wo)
München
(wann)
2007

DOI
doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.2072
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-2072-1
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ

Datenpartner

Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Bersch, Julia
  • Klüh, Ulrich H.
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät

Entstanden

  • 2007

Ähnliche Objekte (12)