To Peg or Not to Peg: A Template for Assessing the Nobler

Author/Editor:

Aasim M. Husain

Publication Date:

February 1, 2006

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Summary:

This paper proposes a template for assessing whether or not a country's economic and financial characteristics make it an appropriate candidate for a pegged exchange rate regime. The template employs quantifiable measures of attributes-trade orientation, financial integration, economic diversification, macroeconomic stabilization, credibility, and "fear-offloating" type effects-that have been identified in the literature as key potential determinants of regime choice. To illustrate, the template is applied to Kazakhstan and Pakistan. The results indicate a fairly strong case against a pegged regime in Pakistan. The implications for Kazakhstan are mixed, although changes in that economy in recent years strengthen the case against a peg.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2006/054

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

February 1, 2006

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451863147/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2006054

Pages:

29

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