Trésor-Economics No. 115 - Consolidation without devaluation: does it work?
For countries experiencing a balance of payments crisis or running an excessive current account deficit, devaluing the nominal exchange rate can offer a quick return to competitiveness. However, this option is not available to countries belonging to a monetary union or with a fixed exchange rate regime in place (i.e. that have pegged their currency to a reference currency) without jeopardising sai... Lire la suite