There is substantial evidence suggesting that central banks in open economies react to exchange rate fluctuations, in addition to expected inflation and output. In some developing countries this reaction is comparatively larger and it is nonlinear. In an estimated structural macro model for...

This paper addresses three policy questions related to the episodes of real exchange rate (RER) appreciation in the aftermath of the 2008-09 global financial crisis. First, we determine the extent to which recent movements in RER, in several countries, are driven by changes in RER determinants...

We assess the role of real and nominal shocks on the real exchange rate (RER) dynamics for a set of small open economies. In doing so, we estimate a SVAR model for five inflation targeting countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Israel and Norway. In sharp contrast with the existing empirical...

In a new-Keynesian model we compare the determinacy regions of price-level targeting rules (called Wicksellian rules) and Taylor rules. We conclude that Wicksellian rules do not require the Taylor principle to be satisfied to induce determinacy. Moreover, the areas of determinacy are generally...

In a standard New-Keynesian model for a small open economy, we derive the efficient CPI inflationbased Taylor rule. We conclude that the natural rate of interest, based on CPI inflation, must be directly linked to the foreign interest rate, as well as to domestic productivity shocks. In this way...

Financial frictions have been shown to play an important role amplifying business cycles fluctuations. In this paper we show that the financial accelerator mechanism, analyzed by Bernanke, Gertler and Gilrchrist (1999), combined with adaptive learning can amplify business cycle fluctuations...