External stability under alternative nominal exchange rate anchors : an application to the GCC countries /

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Author / Creator:Iqbal, Zubair.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Middle Eastern Dept., ©1997.
Description:1 online resource (iii, 30, [2] pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/97/8
IMF working paper ; WP/97/8.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12497723
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Other authors / contributors:Erbas, S. Nuri.
International Monetary Fund. Middle Eastern Department.
ISBN:1462366244
9781462366248
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6613871893
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32).
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Summary:Annotation Import and export stability is examined under two alternative nominal exchange rate anchors, the U.S. dollar and the SDR. Stability under the two pegs depends critically on import and export elasticity with respect to exchange rates. the implications of import and export elasticity for an optimal currency basket are also explored. the elasticity estimates for the GCC countries suggest that the SDR peg may not outperform the dollar peg in improving external stability. Nevertheless, switching to some other nominal exchange rate anchor may improve external stability, a possibility that remains to be explored.
Other form:Print version: Iqbal, Zubair. External stability under alternative nominal exchange rate anchors. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Middle Eastern Dept., ©1997