Money and exchange rates in the Grossman-Weiss-Rotemberg model

We analyze the impact of monetary policy on inflation, interest rates and exchange rates in a model with segmented asset markets developed by Grossman and Weiss (1983) and Rotemberg (1984, 1985). We find parameters for which real and nominal exchange rates in this model are (1) much more volatile than interest rates, inflation rates, and money growth rates, (2) highly correlated with each other, and (?) highly persistent, While this model fails to match the data in other important respects, it illustrates a potentially useful approach to modelling exchange rate behavior. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.