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Exchange Rate Volatility and World Trade

International Monetary Fund - 1984

In View of the continuation of substantial movements in exchange rate relationships among major currencies, the recent increase in protectionist pressures, and the disappointing performance of world trade, renewed concern has been expressed about the possible adverse effects of exchange rate...

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Exchange Rate Volatility and Trade Flows : Some New Evidence

International Monetary Fund - 2004

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Exchange Rate Movements and International Interdependence of Stock Markets

International Monetary Fund - 1989

predictions of the theory …

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Trade Costs and Real Exchange Rate Volatility : The Role of Ricardian Comparative Advantage

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This paper examines the impact of trade costs on real exchange rate volatility. We incorporate a multi … exchange rate volatility depends on relative technological differences and trade costs. These differences highlight a new … volatility. We then test the importance of this channel using a large panel of cross-country data over 1970-97, and find strong …

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Remoteness and Real Exchange Rate Volatility

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This paper examines the impact of trade costs on real exchange rate volatility. The channel is examined by constructing … higher trade costs result in a larger nontradable sector. This, in turn, leads to higher real exchange rate volatility. We …

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A General Equilibrium Model with Informal Financial Markets

International Monetary Fund - 1991

The paper presents a general equilibrium framework for short-run macroeconomic analysis in a developing country context where controls on interest rates and foreign exchange restrictions lead to the emergence of informal financial markets. The complexity of the model precludes an analytical...

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The Coordination of Domestic Public Debt and Monetary Management in Economies in Transition : Issues and Lessons From Experience

International Monetary Fund - 1994

In economies in transition, the development of financial markets is a common objective linking the monetary and fiscal authorities, while monetary and public debt management cannot be strictly separated. This calls for close coordination of objectives and instruments of monetary and debt...

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Designing financial supervision institutions : independence, accountability and governance

Masciandaro, Donato (ed.); Quintyn, Marc (ed.) - 2007

issue, both in theory and practice. This perception changed dramatically in the mid-1990s, and over the past decade many …

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On the Estimation of Term Structure Models and An Application to the United States

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This paper discusses the estimation of models of the term structure of interest rates. After reviewing the term structure models, specifically the Nelson-Siegel Model and Affine Term- Structure Model, this paper estimates the terms structure of Treasury bond yields for the United States with...

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Statement by the Managing Director on the Independent Evaluation Office Report on Self-Evaluation at the IMF : An IEO Assessment

International Monetary Fund - 2015

The thrust of the report's recommendations to strengthen the institutional framework for self-evaluation, adapt it over … time to changing circumstances, and better disseminate lessons from self-evaluation are well taken. I believe, however …

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