We model an impulse control problem when the controller's action affects the state as well as the dynamics of the state process for a random amount of time. We apply our model to solve a central bank intervention problem in the foreign exchange market when the market observes and reacts to the...

We formulate a mathematical model for the optimal control of the exchange rate. The control consists of a stochastic control, and an impulse control. We give general sufficient conditions for its solution. We consider a government that has two means of avoiding the foreign exchange rate...

This paper examines the emerging challenges to the art of monetary policymaking using the case study of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in light of developments in the Indian economy during the last decade (2003-04 to 2013-14). The paper uses Hyman P. Minsky's financial instability hypothesis as...