DP3608 Endogenous Exchange Rate Pass-Through When Nominal Prices Are Set in Advance
| Author(s): | Michael B Devereux, Charles M Engel, Peter Ejler Storgaard |
| Publication Date: | October 2002 |
| Keyword(s): | exchange rate pass-through, monetary policy, sticky prices |
| JEL(s): | F41 |
| Programme Areas: | International Macroeconomics |
| Link to this Page: | cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=3608 |
This Paper develops a model of endogenous exchange rate pass-through within an open economy macroeconomic framework, where both pass-through and the exchange rate are simultaneously determined, and interact with one another. Pass-through is endogenous because firms choose the currency in which they set their export prices. There is a unique equilibrium rate of pass-through under the condition that exchange rate volatility rises as the degree of pass-through falls. We show that the relationship between exchange rate volatility and economic structure may be substantially affected by the presence of endogenous pass-through. Our key results show that pass-through is related to the relative stability of monetary policy. Countries with relatively low volatility of money growth will have relatively low rates of exchange rate pass-through, while countries with relatively high volatility of money growth will have relatively high pass-through rates.