Optimal monetary policy with a regime-switching exchange rate in a forward-looking model

Fernando Alexandre (), Pedro Bação and John Driffill

No 26/2007, NIPE Working Papers from NIPE - Universidade do Minho

Abstract: We evaluate the macroeconomic performance of different monetary policy rules when there is exchange rate uncertainty. We do this in the context of a non-linear rational expectations model. The exchange rate is allowed to deviate from its fundamental value and the persistence of the deviation is modeled as a Markov switching process. Our results suggest that taking into account the switching nature of the economy is important only in extreme cases.

Keywords: Exchange Rates; Monetary Policy; Markov Switching. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 E58 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007
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