How to devalue exchange rates, without building up reserves: Strategic theory for central banking

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 3
Pages: 758-761

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Central banks, wanting to devalue their currency, often intervene in the foreign exchange market by buying up foreign currency. Such interventions even if effective lead to a build up of foreign exchange reserves. This paper argues that the coupling of devaluation and reserve build up can be avoided if the central bank intervention takes the form of a ‘schedule’, that is, commitment to buying and selling conditional on the exchange rate.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:758-761
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24