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Utilizarea cursurilor valutare drept ancore nominale antiinflaţioniste
[The use of exchange rates as nominal anchors]

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  • Dumitriu, Ramona
  • Stefanescu, Razvan

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In the last decades, the use of the exchange rates as nominal anchors to tie down the prices seemed to experience a decline. However, the exchange rates targeting could become a solution for some countries in dealing with the actual circumstances. In this paper we approach some key elements of exchange rates policy.

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  • Dumitriu, Ramona & Stefanescu, Razvan, 2013. "Utilizarea cursurilor valutare drept ancore nominale antiinflaţioniste [The use of exchange rates as nominal anchors]," MPRA Paper 52415, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Monetary Policy; Exchange Rate Regimes; Nominal Anchors.;
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    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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