In this paper we aim to analyze the long-run validity of the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) hypothesis for the Romanian exchange rate. Our goal is achieved using Zivot-Andrews test with one structural break in order to identify changes in real exchange rate compared with traditional tests like...

This study tests the Balassa-Samuelson (BS) hypothesis, which explains the real exchange rate with relative productivity differences, for ten OECD countries between 1975 and 2007 by using the Johansen cointegration approach. The study further tests the effect of the terms of trade variable by...

The yen has experienced several big swings over recent decades. This paper argues that the fluctuations of the Japanese exchange rate resulted mainly from corresponding movements in the current account, which affected the demand for yen relative to other currencies. The paper builds a vector...

This study examines the real exchange rate determination in Malaysia. The result of the autoregressive distributed lag approach shows that an increase in the real interest rate differential, productivity differential, the real oil price or reserve differential will lead to an appreciation of the...

This paper attempts to empirically verify the Purchasing Power Parity. Particular attention has been paid to the possible reasons behind the deviations of exchange rates from the values implied by the parity and to the theoretical justifi-cation of this phenomenon. Formal empirical verification...

This paper attempts to empirically verify the Purchasing Power Parity. Particular attention has been paid to the possible reasons behind the deviations of exchange rates from the values implied by the parity and to the theoretical justifi-cation of this phenomenon. Formal empirical verification...

Due to significant contributions of textile and apparel industry in terms of employment, export opportunities and industrial value added, it has a crucial role in the Turkish economy. Even there are many factors influencing the export performance of this sector, real exchange rate is one of the...

In this paper we compare the results of applying two different approaches to the determination of real exchange rates. The first approach is based on relative fiscal impulses, as defined by the IMF, that account for demand shocks and was implicitly proposed by Obsfeld (1985). For the second...

This article analyses fuel pricing in Poland in the period January 2000 - March 2011. Two levels of prices are considered: wholesale prices set by Polish refineries and retail prices paid at petrol stations. Because refinery product prices are strongly dependent on the zloty exchange rate, a...