Exchange-Rate Pass-through with Intertemporal Linkages: Evidence at the Commodity Level.
This paper argues that the stability of exchange-rate pass-through is not well tested in common econometric specifications of pass-through equations. This is because (1) expected future exchange-rate changes are an important omitted variable in these estimations, and (2) the use of aggregate data complicates inference. Commodity-level estimates obtained from applying the Kalman filter are consistent with the apparent instability in aggregate pass-through. Moreover, by comparing these estimates to actual exchange-rate movements, the observed instability is found to be consistent with forward-looking behavior as posited. Copyright 1995 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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1995
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Authors: | Parsley, David C |
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Review of International Economics. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0965-7576. - Vol. 3.1995, 3, p. 330-41
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Wiley Blackwell |
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