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Policy Choices in an Open Economy: Some Dynamic Considerations

Sven W. Arndt

Claremont Colleges

Journal of Political Economy 1973

Decision rules for stabilization policy in an open economy are examined under alternative specifications of the balance of payments. In particular, distinction between interest-sensitive debt capital and equity capital which responds to an activity variable alters the comparative static properties of instrument assignment. Various aspects of dynamic adjustment are further investigated in a context in which time is endogenous and in which the decision process minimizes a criterion function. It is shown that traditional one-to-one pairing of targets and controls may be inferior to assignment of clusters of instruments to some targets for specified time intervals.

DOI
10.1086/260088
Volume
81 (4)
Pages
916-935
Language
en
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