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Comment fixer les cours de change?. Annonces et correspondances maastrichtiennes

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  • Jean-Sébastien Pentecôte
  • Marc-Alexandre Sénégas

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Comment fixer les cours de change ? Annonces et correspondances maastrichtiennes, by Jean-Sébastien Pentecote and Marc-Alexandre Senegas This analysis questions the distinction between two exchange rate fixing rules : a « time-dependent" rule under which the exchange rate is fixed at an arbitrarily given date ; a « state-dependent" rule under which the irrevocable switch to a peg occurs when the fundamentals reach a given threshold value. By replacing them in a common analytical framework, we underline the strict equivalence between the two rules if the fundamentals follow a purely deterministic process during the transition. In a broader stochastic context, a correspondence in probabilistic terms prevails between these strategies. This unified approach allows a new assessment of the Maastricht way to EMU as regards exchange rates. In particular, we emphasize some properties of the scenario which was finally adopted by the European monetary authorities.

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  • Jean-Sébastien Pentecôte & Marc-Alexandre Sénégas, 2003. "Comment fixer les cours de change?. Annonces et correspondances maastrichtiennes," Recherches économiques de Louvain, De Boeck Université, vol. 69(1), pages 39-71.
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    EMU; state- and time-dependent rules; switch to fixed exchange rates.;
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    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance

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