Euro-dollar real exchange rate dynamics in an estimated two-country model: An assessment
Several theoretical contributions using two-country models have combined alternative forms of pricing under nominal rigidities with different asset market structures to explain real exchange rate dynamics. We estimate a two-country model using data for the United States and the Euro Area, and study the importance of such alternative assumptions in fitting the data. A model with local currency pricing and incomplete markets does a good job in explaining real exchange rate volatility, and fits the dynamics of domestic variables well. The complete markets assumption delivers a similar fit only when the structure of shocks is rich enough.
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2010
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Authors: | Rabanal, Pau ; Tuesta, Vicente |
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Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1889. - Vol. 34.2010, 4, p. 780-797
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Real exchange rates Bayesian estimation Model comparison |
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