Discuss how crawling peg is the compromise between fixed exchange rate and floating exchange rate.

The crawling peg is a method that allows the exchange rate
between two countries to vary, but in a slow and controlled
manner.

In a fixed exchange rate regime the exchange rate
between two currencies is fixed at a particular value by one of the nations and no
change is allowed to accommodate the prevailing economic conditions in the two
countries. Though this keeps the exchange rate stable it may result in a situation that
places an unsustainable strain on the nation's economy.

A
floating exchange rate regime on the other hand allows the exchange rate to be decided
by the market forces of supply and demand. This can make the exchange rate vary widely
as speculators try to use changes in the exchange rate as a means to make
profits.

In crawling peg, based on the prevailing economic
conditions determining if a change in the exchange rate is warranted, the central bank
of the nation allows change in exchange rate to happen but in a controlled manner. There
are many ways this could be done in, an example of this could be a small and constant
percentage change extended over a long period of time till an equilibrium exchange rate
is reached. The crawling peg system requires the nation to have sufficient foreign
exchange reserves for intervention to prevent a drastic change, and other economic
conditions can also be kept stable during the transition.