Wage indexation renders exchange market intervention ineffective for economic stabilization.
The paper explores how wage indexation and exchange market intervention affect macroeconomic stabilization in a small open economy facing random disruptions. If wages are fully indexed to price levels, exchange market intervention is ineffective for stabilizing the economy. Conversely, if the monetary authority adjusts exchange rates to match money demand, wage indexation becomes ineffective. Both methods can stabilize domestic prices, but different combinations are needed for domestic and foreign disturbances.