The Crawling Band as an Exchange Rate Regime – Lessons from Chile, Colombia, and Israel - Softcover

Another catalytic and provocative study!--Ralph C. Bryant, The Brookings Institution

[A] fine piece of work.--Robert Solomon

...makes a very persuasive case that this intermediate regime is viable.--Michael Gavin, Inter-American Development Bank

This study examines in detail the experiences of three countries that have in recent years operated exchange rate systems of "crawling bands," similar in spirit to the target zones that the author has recommended in the past. Williamson compares the succcessful experiences of 3 countries that have operated crawling bands with 15 similar countries and concludes that the crawling band exchange-rate policy has been an important element in their success. The study includes a manual for managing crawling bands.