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Raising domestic interest rates effectively defends a currency from devaluation during speculative attacks

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Raising domestic interest rates helps defend a currency against speculative devaluation by facilitating nominal appreciation and stabilizing the exchange rate during currency crises.

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Does Monetary Policy Stabilize the Exchange Rate Following a Currency Crisis?

1999 · cited by 14

Kraay (1999) finds that tight monetary policy facilitates the reversal of currency undervaluation through nominal appreciation following currency crises.

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What Role Does Interest Rate Defense Play During Speculative Currency Attacks? Some Large-Sample Evidence

2000 · cited by 4

Borensztein and Zettelmeyer (2000) demonstrate that monetary policy measures are significantly related to the outcome of speculative currency attacks.

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