Open economy macroeconomics with fixed exchange rates

2004 ◽  
pp. 429-439
2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoyuki Yoshino ◽  
Sahoko Kaji ◽  
Yoko Ibuka

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of capital controls and fixed exchange rates in improving economic welfare. We apply Malaysian data to our theoretical model and derive the following results for the period of our estimation. High exchange rate volatility negatively affects Malaysian net exports and real GDP. By stabilizing the exchange rate and recovering monetary policy autonomy, capital controls and fixed exchange rates can lead to lower values of loss functions. This beneficial effect is stronger, the more open the Malaysian economy.


2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toichiro Asada ◽  
Toichio Inaba ◽  
Tetsuya Misawa

In this paper, we formulate a discrete time version of the Kaldorian macrodynamic model in a small open economy with fixed exchange rates. The model is described by a system of the three-dimensional nonlinear difference equations with and without stochastic disturbances (noise effects). We study the local stability/instability properties analytically by using the linear approximation method, and chaotic dynamics with and without noise effects are investigated by means of numerical simulations. In general, it is believed that the effect of the noise is to obscure the basic structure of the system. But, this is not necessarily the case. We show by means of numerical analysis that the noise can reveal the hidden structure of the model contrary to the usual intuition in some situations.


1990 ◽  
Vol 100 (402) ◽  
pp. 1001
Author(s):  
Paul De Grauwe ◽  
Ronald MacDonald ◽  
Mark P. Taylor

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