Firms sometimes write price lists or catalogs for their exports, so they set prices for a period of time and do not adjust prices during that interval in response to changes in their environment. The firm sets the price either in its own currency or the importer's currency. This paper draws a...

Most theoretical analysis of flexible versus fixed exchange rates takes the degree of nominal rigidity to be independent of the exchange rate regime choice itself; however, informal policy discussion often suggests that a credible exchange rate peg may increase internal price flexibility. This...

This paper explores the role of monetary policy in an open economy in an environment of endogenous portfolio choice. The model is simple enough to allow solutions for optimal portfolios to be derived analytically for a range of different asset market environments. We explore the impact of...