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The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes

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  • Miller, Marcus
  • Williamson, John

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This is an exercise in the positive economics of alternative monetary regimes. The behaviour of output and prices is compared using a stochastic specification which allows asymptotic variances to be obtained without difficulty. Free floating of exchange rates together with national money supply targets is analysed first, with and without the presence of `fads' in the exchange rate. Two alternatives for monetary coordination are then considered. First, McKinnon's proposal to fix nominal exchange rates and stabilize aggregate monetary growth (or average inflation); second, Williamson's system of Target Zones for stable real exchange rates, complemented by nominal income targets for fiscal policy.

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  • Miller, Marcus & Williamson, John, 1988. "The International Monetary System: An Analysis of Alternative Regimes," CEPR Discussion Papers 266, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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    1. John B. Taylor, 1989. "Policy Analysis With a Multicountry Model," NBER Working Papers 2881, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Miller, Marcus & Weller, Paul & Williamson, John, "undated". "The Stabilizing Properties Of Target Zones," Economic Research Papers 268352, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
    3. Victor Argy & Anthony Brennan & Glenn Stevens, 1990. "Monetary Targeting: The International Experience," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 66(1), pages 37-62, March.
    4. Andrew Hughes-Hallett & Patrick Minford, 1990. "Target zones and exchange rate management: A stability analysis of the European Monetary System," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 1(2), pages 175-200, June.

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