Trinity Strikes Back: Monetary Independence And Inflation In The Caribbean

Journal of International Development - Tập 32 Số 3 - Trang 375-388 - 2020
Serhan Cevik1, Tianle Zhu1
1International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA.

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AbstractMonetary independence is at the core of the macroeconomic policy trilemma. This study examines the relationship between monetary autonomy and inflation in Caribbean countries over the period 1980–2017. The empirical results show that greater monetary policy independence, measured as a country's ability to conduct its own monetary policy for domestic purposes independent of external monetary influences, leads to lower consumer price inflation. This relationship—robust to alternative specifications and estimation methodologies—has clear policy implications, especially for countries that maintain pegged exchange rates relative to the US dollar with a critical bearing on monetary autonomy. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Journal of International Development

Tập 32 Số 3

375-388

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