A New Taxonomy of Monetary Regimes

October 1, 2004

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Ashok Bhundia, and Mark R. Stone A New Taxonomy of Monetary Regimes, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed September 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper proposes a new taxonomy of monetary regimes defined by the choice and clarity of the nominal anchor. The regimes are as follows: (i) monetary nonautonomy, (ii) weak anchor, (iii) money anchor, (iv) exchange rate peg, (v) full-fledged inflation targeting, (vi) implicit price stability anchor, and (vii) inflation targeting lite. This taxonomy captures the commitment-discretion tradeoffs that lie at the heart of choosing a monetary regime. During the last 15 years the world has moved toward monetary regimes with less discretion. Empirical analysis suggests that country regime choices reflect the level of financial and economic development and recent inflation history.

Subject: Exchange rate arrangements, Exchange rates, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Price stabilization

Keywords: Anchor country, Country, Regime, Regime country, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

43
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Working Paper No. 2004/191
Stock No:

WPIEA1912004
ISBN:

9781451859744
ISSN:

1018-5941

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