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We examine three main channels through which U.S. monetary policy shocks affect firm investment in foreign countries: (1) the balance sheet channel; (2) the financial channel of the exchange rate; and (3) the trade channel. For this purpose, we use quarterly firm-level data for 63 advanced...
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exchange rate regimes and in countries with a higher income. A low inflation environment, a prudent monetary policy, and a …
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, and current account liberalization; and (ii) inflation and various determinants, including lagged inflation, the nominal … and the real exchange rate are significant determinants but not the exchange regime or liberalization; and for inflation …, the lagged inflation rate, nominal exchange rate, and the de facto regime are significant. Exchange rate pass-through is …
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Several Central American (CADR) central banks with independent monetary policies have adopted policy interest rates as … inflation targeting regimes. This paper finds that the interest-rate transmission mechanism, or the pass-through of the policy …
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Large inflows from the European Union to the New Member States are likely to significantlyimpact macroeconomic outcomes. In this paper, we use the IMF's Global Integrated Monetaryand Fiscal model (GIMF) to analyze the impact of the transfers and show the conditionsunder which they would help...
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The paper reviews key macroeconomic challenges with EU accession in Southeastern Europe (SEE). Most of the countries in the region are years away from EU accession and need substantial progress to meet the key macroeconomic criteria-the establishment of a functioning market economy and...
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. When the credibility of policymakers’ commitment to low inflation is firm, some degree of dirty floating, with little or no …
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with different degrees of liability dollarization. The paper answers the question of how efficient it is to use inflation …
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provide evidence that FD is a rational response to inflation uncertainty. The paper builds on previous research by finding …
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regimes appear to offer some anti-inflation credibility gain without compromising growth objectives. As countries develop …
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