Do high interest rates defend currencies during speculative attacks?

A recent paper by Kraay (2003) documents the lack of any systematic association between monetary policy and the outcome of a speculative attack. This paper extends Kraay’s work by introducing an improved measure of monetary policy and an additional country-specific fundamental, short-term corporate...

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Main Authors: Goderis, B, Ioannidou, V
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: 2006
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