The politics of exchange rates in developing countries political cycles and domestic institutions /
"This book considers the issue of exchange rate policy-making from a political economy perspective. It illustrates both theoretically and empirically how domestic political and institutional incentives shape exchange rate policies in developing countries."--Jacket.
| Main Author: | Setzer, Ralph. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Heidelberg :
Physica-Verlag,
©2006.
Heidelberg : [2006] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series: |
Contributions to economics.
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- General introduction
- The normative and the positive view on exchange rate policy
- Fear of floating and fear of pegging: How important is politics?- Political uncertainty and speculative attacks
- Developing a theory of currency peg duration
- The determinants of fixed exchange rate regime duration: A survival analysis
- Political cycles and the real exchange rate
- Conclusion and discussion.