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2008
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
1018-5941 | 2227-8885
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Working Paper No. 08/96
9781451914115 | 9781451914115 | 9781452702674 | 9781462366903

Official accumulation of foreign reserves may be perceived as interventions to influence the exchange rate, undermining the credibility of floating exchange rates and inflation targets. This paper develops a theoretical framework to study the interaction between reserve accumulation and monetary policy. The model uncovers a trade-off between the speed of reserve accumulation and anti-inflationary credibility. Under reasonable assumptions, delegation of intervention and monetary policy decisions to separate government agencies allows faster reserve accumulation, while centralization of these decisions results in a more stable economy. The analysis underscores the importance of rather overlooked institutional features of policymaking in open economies.

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