Carry Trades, Monetary Policy and Speculative Dynamics

Hyun Song Shin and Guillaume Plantin

No 8224, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We ask when currency carry trades are associated with destabilizing dynamics in the foreign exchange market, and investigate the role of monetary policy rules in setting of such dynamics. In a model where the exchange rate has a long-term fundamental anchor, we find that carry trades can be stabilizing or destabilizing at shorter horizons, depending on the propensity of capital inflows to overheat the recipient economy. In the destabilizing case, we solve for a unique equilibrium that exhibits the classic pattern of the carry trade recipient currency appreciating for extended periods, punctuated by sharp falls.

Keywords: Currency crises; Emerging market bubbles; Speculation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F31 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-02
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