Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

10-2009

Subjects

Central banks and banking, Monetary policy -- Asia, Globalization -- Economic aspects

Abstract

This paper investigates how the trilemma policy mix affects economic performance in developing countries. We find that greater monetary independence can dampen output volatility, while greater exchange rate stability is associated with greater output volatility, which can be mitigated by reserve accumulation; greater monetary autonomy is associated with higher inflation, while greater exchange rate stability and greater financial openness is linked with lower inflation; pursuit of exchange rate stability can increase output volatility when financial development is at an intermediate stage. Greater financial openness, when accompanied by a high level of financial development, reduces output volatility.

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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of International Money and Finance. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 29, No. 4, p. 615–641 (2010). Article is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2010.01.005

DOI

10.1016/j.jimonfin.2010.01.005

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20333

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