Rupee Depreciation: Its Causes and Cure

Raj, Madhusudan (2014): Rupee Depreciation: Its Causes and Cure. Published in: VNSGU Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences , Vol. 4, No. 2 (1 July 2014): pp. 10-20.

Abstract

Indian currency rupee is depreciating rapidly against the US dollar and other foreign currencies. This paper analyses the major causes of this depreciation. It also discusses its cures.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Rupee, RBI, Regime uncertainty, Inflation, Depreciation, Fractional reserve banking, Central bank.
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E41 - Demand for Money; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E42 - Monetary Systems ; Standards ; Regimes ; Government and the Monetary System ; Payment Systems; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E51 - Money Supply ; Credit ; Money Multipliers; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E52 - Monetary Policy; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E58 - Central Banks and Their Policies

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