Why Have a Target Zone?

Paul Krugman () and Marcus Miller ()

No 718, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: The desire to avoid speculative runs on currencies appears to be one of the main reasons leading policy-makers to impose currency bands, but the standard analysis of target zones rules out any speculative inefficiencies by assumption. As an alternative we first present simple models of excess volatility due to stop-loss trading and then go on to consider what target zones might accomplish in this context. The principal result is that the speculation of informed traders shifts from being destabilizing to stabilizing, once the target zone assures them that stop-loss orders will not be triggered.

Keywords: Exchange Rates; Speculation; Stabilization; Target Zones (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F31 F32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992-10
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