Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis

In this study, using game theory and the cooperative Stackelberg game model, the extent of social loss resulting from various interactive behaviours among monetary policymakers, fiscal policymakers, and currency speculators was assessed using economic parameters from Iran over ten years (20...

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Main Authors: Shahbazi Bita, Pesyan Vahid Nikpey, Salimi Zahra
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Published: Faculty of Economics, Belgrade 2025-01-01
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description In this study, using game theory and the cooperative Stackelberg game model, the extent of social loss resulting from various interactive behaviours among monetary policymakers, fiscal policymakers, and currency speculators was assessed using economic parameters from Iran over ten years (2013-2022). Three strategies for each player (government, central bank, and currency market participants) were defined by their objectives, and through optimisation, the reaction function for each player was determined. This approach helped to identify the optimal interactive strategy among these players to minimise social loss. The findings of this research indicate that in a cooperative game between the government and the central bank, more favourable outcomes are achieved when the government assumes the role of the leader, as opposed to when the central bank leads. Furthermore, prioritising the exchange rate gap over other economic variables improves outcomes when the central bank acts as the leader. Specifically, these results suggest that for fiscal policymakers, the importance of budget balance outweighs the significance of the interest rate and exchange rate gaps. Under such circumstances, the social loss during the examined period is lower than that in other scenarios, signifying the optimality of this approach in terms of minimising social loss.
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spelling doaj-art-424bbbbb152e4cf3b2216bbafa2defe72025-08-20T03:58:44ZengFaculty of Economics, BelgradeEkonomski Anali0013-32641820-73752025-01-017024513316910.2298/EKA2545133S0013-32642545133SInteractive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysisShahbazi Bita0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8986-5260Pesyan Vahid Nikpey1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-0548Salimi Zahra2https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1880-947XDepartment of Economics, Technical and Vocational University of Tehran, Tehran, IranFaculty of Economics and Management, Urmia University, Urmia, IranDepartment of Economics, Technical and Vocational university of Tehran, Tehran, IranIn this study, using game theory and the cooperative Stackelberg game model, the extent of social loss resulting from various interactive behaviours among monetary policymakers, fiscal policymakers, and currency speculators was assessed using economic parameters from Iran over ten years (2013-2022). Three strategies for each player (government, central bank, and currency market participants) were defined by their objectives, and through optimisation, the reaction function for each player was determined. This approach helped to identify the optimal interactive strategy among these players to minimise social loss. The findings of this research indicate that in a cooperative game between the government and the central bank, more favourable outcomes are achieved when the government assumes the role of the leader, as opposed to when the central bank leads. Furthermore, prioritising the exchange rate gap over other economic variables improves outcomes when the central bank acts as the leader. Specifically, these results suggest that for fiscal policymakers, the importance of budget balance outweighs the significance of the interest rate and exchange rate gaps. Under such circumstances, the social loss during the examined period is lower than that in other scenarios, signifying the optimality of this approach in terms of minimising social loss.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0013-3264/2025/0013-32642545133S.pdfsocial losscurrency speculatorsmonetary policyfiscal policycooperative game
spellingShingle Shahbazi Bita
Pesyan Vahid Nikpey
Salimi Zahra
Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
Ekonomski Anali
social loss
currency speculators
monetary policy
fiscal policy
cooperative game
title Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
title_full Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
title_fullStr Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
title_short Interactive behaviour between currency speculators, monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss: A game theoretic analysis
title_sort interactive behaviour between currency speculators monetary and fiscal actors to minimise social loss a game theoretic analysis
topic social loss
currency speculators
monetary policy
fiscal policy
cooperative game
url https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0013-3264/2025/0013-32642545133S.pdf
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