The Design of Effective Central Bank Interventions: The yen/dollar case

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The Design of Effective Central Bank Interventions: The yen/dollar case

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Michel Beine () (DULBEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels)
Ariane Szafarz () (CEB, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, and DULBEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

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Abstract

This paper explores the effects of the interventions of the Bank of Japan on the level and volatility of the yen/dollar exchange rate. A special attention is devoted to the prominent features affecting the signal conveyed by these interventions. The results show a clear duality: small unilateral interventions are counterproductive while large and isolated ones influence the foreign exchange market in the desired directions. It is also found that perverse effects are avoided through coordinated operations.

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Paper provided by Université Libre de Bruxelles, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Centre Emile Bernheim (CEB) in its series Working Papers CEB with number 03-008.RS.

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Date of creation: 2003
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- Beine, Michel & Szafarz, Ariane, 2003. "The design of effective Central Bank interventions: the yen/dollar case," Economic Literature ULB 2013-767, Université libre de Bruxelles, Libraries. [Downloadable!]
- BEINE, Michel & SZAFARZ, Ariane, 2003. "The design of effective Central Bank interventions: the yen/dollar case," ULB Institutional Repository 03-008.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles. [Downloadable!]
- BEINE, Michel & SZAFARZ, Ariane, 2003. "The design of effective Central Bank interventions: the yen/dollar case," ULB Institutional Repository 03/008, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles. [Downloadable!]
- BEINE, Michel & SZAFARZ, Ariane, 2003. "The design of effective Central Bank interventions: the yen/dollar case," ULB Institutional Repository 2013-767, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

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F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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