Mundell assignment rule

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The Mundell assignment rule is an economic policy principle that prescribes assigning monetary policy to external balance and fiscal policy to internal balance to achieve macroeconomic stability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic policy principle
macroeconomic policy rule
addresses macroeconomic policy coordination
policy effectiveness in open economies
aimsAt external balance
internal balance
macroeconomic stability
appliesTo open economy
assumes distinct policy instruments for internal and external balance
basedOn principle of effective market classification
category international monetary economics concept
macroeconomic stabilization policy
concerns policy assignment
contrastsWith using fiscal policy for external balance as primary tool
using monetary policy for internal balance in highly open economies
developedBy Robert A. Mundell NERFINISHED
field international economics
macroeconomics
implies fiscal policy is more effective for internal balance under capital mobility
monetary policy is more effective for external balance under capital mobility
influenced design of macroeconomic policy frameworks in open economies
namedAfter Robert A. Mundell NERFINISHED
prescribes assigning fiscal policy to internal balance
assigning monetary policy to external balance
relatedTo Mundell–Fleming model NERFINISHED
Tinbergen rule NERFINISHED
policy mix
suggests each policy instrument should target the objective it most directly influences
timePeriod 1960s
usedIn analysis of fixed exchange rate regimes
analysis of policy under capital mobility

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