Monetary Policy Coordination and the Role of Central Banks

Author/Editor:

Rakesh Mohan ; Muneesh Kapur

Publication Date:

April 29, 2014

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The unconventional monetary policies (UMPs) pursued by the advanced economies (AEs) have posed macroeconomic challenges for the emerging market economies (EMEs) through volatile capital flows and exchange rates. AE central banks need to acknowledge and appreciate the spillovers resulting from such UMPs. Central banks of the AEs, who have set up standing mutual swap facilities, should explore similar arrangements with other significant EMEs with appropriate risk mitigation measures. These initiatives could do much to actually curb volatility in global financial markets and hence in capital flows to EMEs, thus obviating the need for defensive policy actions on the part of EMEs.

Series:

Working Paper No. 14/70

Subject:

Capital flows Central bank role Central banks Central banks and their policies Developed countries Emerging markets Monetary policy Spillovers

English

Publication Date:

April 29, 2014

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484362518/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2014070

Format:

Paper

Pages:

34

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