policy choices do not matter for per capita economic growth. However, they do matter for output volatility and the medium …-term level of inflation. Greater monetary independence is associated with lower output volatility while greater exchange rate … stability implies greater output volatility, which can be mitigated if a country holds international reserves (IR) at a higher …

, output volatility, and economic growth, using a large cross-section of 88 countries over the period 1960 to 2004 … results: First, both pro- and countercyclical fiscal policy amplify output volatility, much in a way like pure fiscal shocks … that are unrelated to the cycle. Second, output volatility, due to variations in cyclical and discretionary fiscal policy …

negative impact on exchange rate and output volatility. Finally, it is shown that the effect of the determinants either of … exchange rate volatility or output volatility is very sensitive to the parameter values. …