ABSTRACT

The experiences of the Exchange Rate Mechanism of the European Community have highlighted the difficulties of exchange rate control. Exchange Rate Determination and Control investigates the determinants of exchange rates and evaluates the main options for policy makers in limiting exchange rate fluctuations, drawing on the empirical evidence of the experiences of the G7 countries over the last two decades.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

The Effectiveness of Capital Controls

An empirical analysis of the ERM

chapter 3|28 pages

Exchange Rate Determination

Monetary or portfolio-balance effects?

chapter 4|8 pages

On the Effectiveness of Foreign Exchange Market Intervention

Monetary or portfolio-balance effects?

chapter |2 pages

Conclusions