The effect of monetary policy actions on exchange rates under interest-rate targeting

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 601-631

  Bonser Neal, Catherine ^a   Roley, V Vance ^b   Sellon, Gordon H ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Interest rate targeting; Monetary policy; Overshooting; Policy shocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034288671     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(00)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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