Monetary policy independence and floating exchange rates: what does the Brazilian evidence tell us?

ABSTRACT Some authors have advocated that shifting from fixed exchange rates to floating regimes has not delivered better economic outcomes to developing countries. As the argument goes, pervasive fear of floating in these economies has prevented drops in real interest rates and, more importantly, h...

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Main Author: CARLOS EDUARDO SOARES GONÇALVES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34 2020-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572004000100030&tlng=en