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Current account and exchange rate behaviour under inflation targeting in a small open economy

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A model of a small open economy is used to analyse the behaviour of the current account and the real exchange rate in a regime of inflation targeting a la New Zealand. The steady state and the dynamic behaviour of the economy under various shocks are discussed.

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  • Francisco Nadal De Simone, 1997. "Current account and exchange rate behaviour under inflation targeting in a small open economy," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series G97/4, Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
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    • E13 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Neoclassical
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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