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We offer further evidence on the relevance of technical trading in exchange-rate markets using daily data for 95 currencies against the US dollar. To that end, we investigate the profitability of a simple technical trading rule based on Taylor's (1980) price trend model, generating optimal...
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We test for the existence of trends in exchange-rate series for 95 currencies against the US dollar. To that end, we make use of Taylor's (1980) price trend model that, instead of focusing on the mean reverting behaviour of exchange rates measured over a long horizon, concentrates on the...
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Based on a data set of 123 economies, this article empirically investigates the relation between exchange-rate regimes and economic growth. We find that growth performance is best under intermediate exchange-rate regimes, while the smallest growth rates are associated with flexible exchange...
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Using a statistical methodology guided only by data and based on a genetic algorithm, we select the best econometric model for explaining the determinants of the size of the shadow economy, its main determinants being: taxes on capital gains of individuals, corporate taxes on income, profits and...
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