Exchange Rate, Monetary, and Inflation Targets

Since the beginning of the Quantitative Theory of Money by David Hume, the relation between money and price level has been analyzed by monetary economists. Nowadays the search for price stability has induced the policymakers to adopt one of three monetary regimes: fixed exchange rate, monetary targe...

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Autor: Mendonça, Helder Ferreira de
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2002
País:Brasil
Recursos:EDITORA 34
Repositório:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/924
Acesso em linha:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/924
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Targets
Exchange rate
monetary aggregates
inflation
Metas
taxa de câmbio
agregados monetários
inflação
Descrição
Resumo:Since the beginning of the Quantitative Theory of Money by David Hume, the relation between money and price level has been analyzed by monetary economists. Nowadays the search for price stability has induced the policymakers to adopt one of three monetary regimes: fixed exchange rate, monetary targeting, or inflation targeting. The present paper makes a comparative analysis among these possibilities highlighting the advantages and disadvantages that belong to each monetary regime. JEL Classification: E52; E58.