Inseparability of Exchange Rate and Monetary Policy Regimes
In an environment of integrated global financial markets without capital controls, the decision to adopt a particular exchange rate regime is fundamentally inseparable from the choice of a monetary policy regime. A country cannot choose one independently of the other; selecting an exchange rate system inherently determines the nature of its monetary policy.
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