Monetary policy in Argentina under convertibility, 1991-96

A conceptual framework to analyze monetary policy might be the relationship“policy goal-operating target-monetary instrument.” Although the discretion of the monetaryauthorities is severely restricted, this analysis is also applicable to Argentina since 1991. Itsmonetary regime is governed by the Co...

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Autor: Arnaudo, Aldo A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/1014
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1014
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Política monetária
convertibilidade
regimes cambiais
crise cambial
Monetary policy
convertibility
exchange rate regimes
currency crisis
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Sumario:A conceptual framework to analyze monetary policy might be the relationship“policy goal-operating target-monetary instrument.” Although the discretion of the monetaryauthorities is severely restricted, this analysis is also applicable to Argentina since 1991. Itsmonetary regime is governed by the Convertibility Law, which requires the Central Bank toconvert the domestic currency into dollars, and by the Central Bank Charter, which prescribesthat its “fundamental mission [...] is [...] to maintain the value of the currency.” Fiveperiods were found when the operating targets and monetary instruments were different,while the policy goal of price stability remained unchanged. JEL Classification: E52; F31.