Shocks Matter: Managing Capital Flows with Multiple Instruments in Emerging Economies

Download or read book Shocks Matter: Managing Capital Flows with Multiple Instruments in Emerging Economies written by Mr.Ruy Lama and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We study the optimal management of capital flows in a small open economy model with financial frictions and multiple policy instruments. The paper reports two main findings. First, both foreign exchange intervention (FXI) and macroprudential polices are tools complementary to the monetary policy rate that can largely reduce inflation and output volatility in a scenario of capital outflows. Second, the optimal policy mix depends on the underlying shock driving capital flows. FXI takes the leading role in response to foreign interest rate shocks, while macroprudential policy becomes the prominent tool for domestic risk shocks. These results highlight the importance of calibrating the use of multiple instruments according to the underlying shocks that induce shifts in capital flows.