In spite of completely pegged parities inside the euro area, real effective exchange rates have continued to evolve differently across member countries due to inflation discrepancies. In this paper, we assess real exchange rate misalignments for the euro area countries over the period 1980-2010...

The aim of this paper is to study ruptures of exchange-rate pegs by focusing on the fluctuations of the anchor currency. We test for the hypothesis that currencies linked to the USD are more likely to loosen their peg when the USD is appreciating, while sticking to it otherwise. To this end, we...

Although nominal parities have been completely pegged within the euro area since the launch of the single currency, real effective exchange rates have continued to vary under the effect of inflation disparities, exhibiting a strong appreciation in the peripheral countries. In this paper, we...