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Monetary policy and Tobin taxes: a welfare analysis

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  • Shin, Jong Kook
  • Singh, Rajesh
  • Subramanian, Chetan

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This paper studies the choice of monetary policy regime in a small open economy under productivity shocks and noise traders in forex markets. We focus on two simple rules: fixed exchange rates and inflation targeting. We contrast the above two rules against optimal policy with commitment. In general, the presence of noise traders increases the desirability of a fixed exchange rate regime. We also evaluate the welfare impact of Tobin taxes on capital flows. These taxes help unambiguously in the absence of productivity shocks; their welfare impact under productivity shocks depends on the monetary regime in place and the trade elasticity between domestic and foreign goods.

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  • Shin, Jong Kook & Singh, Rajesh & Subramanian, Chetan, 2014. "Monetary policy and Tobin taxes: a welfare analysis," ISU General Staff Papers 201403080800001035, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:isu:genstf:201403080800001035
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    JEL classification:

    • E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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