Central banks and macroeconomic policy choices: Relaxing the trilemma

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Banking & Finance
Year: 2017
Volume: 77
Issue: C
Pages: 283-299

Score contribution per author:

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Abstract

Macroeconomic policy choices in open economies are constrained by the trilemma according to which the objectives of exchange rate stability, monetary independence and capital mobility cannot be attained jointly. This paper shows that foreign exchange interventions provide an effective instrument to relax the trilemma. An active reserve policy allows central banks to pursue independent monetary and exchange rate policies when the capital account is liberalised.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jbfina:v:77:y:2017:i:c:p:283-299
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29