Volume 1, No. 1, April 2002

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The “Lack” of Volatility Trade-Offs in Exchange Rate Zones with Sticky Prices
Elias D. Belessakos

New York Life Investment Management, U.S.A.

Christos I. Giannikos  
Department of Economics and Finance, Baruch College, U.S.A.
Abstract
In target zone regimes, volatility trade-offs between the nominal exchange rate and the nominal interest rate differential depend on the underlying monetary model assumption. In an economy with price rigidities there exists no such trade-off when the exchange rate overshoots.
Key words: exchange rate; target zones; volatility trade-offs; sticky prices; overshooting
JEL classification: F31; E43

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