Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7394036 | World Development | 2015 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
We study the role of the exchange rate regime, reserve accumulation, and sterilization policies in the macroeconomics of aid surges. Absent sterilization, a peg allows for almost full aid absorption-an increase in the current account deficit net of aid-delivering the same effects as those of a flexible regime but with a necessary increase in inflation. Regardless of the regime, policies that limit absorption and result in large accumulation of reserves-are welfare reducing: they help reduce the real appreciation (and inflation under the peg), but at the expense of reducing private consumption and investment, and therefore medium-term growth.
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Authors
Andrew Berg, Rafael Portillo, Luis-Felipe Zanna,