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WP624 Does exchange rate depreciation have contractionary effects on firm-level investment? 1 Does exchange rate depreciation have contractionary effects on firm-level investment? The implications of alternative types of bond financing

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This paper assesses whether domestic costs of reserve accumulation-and in particular monetary costs-constitute an eventual limit to the process in emerging markets. We find that sterilization is the first measure to deal with these costs. Then, we turn to study whether diminishing ability to deal with the monetary inflows through sterilization is an effective limit to the process, Indeed, when the scope for sterilization is reduced, accumulation diminishes. However, this constraint, albeit relevant in practice, has not constituted an effective limit to accumulation, hitherto.