This paper estimates the effect of grants and workers'' remittances on Jordan''s long-term equilibrium real exchange rate. We estimate an equilibrium path for the Jordanian real exchange rate using the Johansen cointegration methodology over the period 1964 to 2005. Controlling for other...

We analyze the performance of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) and its integration with other markets. Using cointegration techniques, we find that the ASE and other Arab stock markets are cointegrated, which implies little long-run risk diversification. However, there is no cointegrating...

This paper estimates the effect of grants and workers' remittances on Jordan's long-term equilibrium real exchange rate. We estimate an equilibrium path for the Jordanian real exchange rate using the Johansen cointegration methodology over the period 1964 to 2005. Controlling for other...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DATA AND METHODOLOGY -- III. MODELING AND INTERPRETING THE EQUILIBRIUM REAL EXCHANGE RATE -- IV. ASSESSING THE EQUILIBRIUM REAL EXCHANGE RATE -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- Appendix: Methodological Problems with Smoothing -- REFERENCES.

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS OF THE JORDANIAN CAPITAL MARKET -- III. LINKAGES OF THE ASE TO MAJOR ARAB, EMERGING, AND DEVELOPED STOCK MARKETS -- IV. STRENGTHS, VULNERABILITIES, AND MACROECONOMIC LINKAGES OF THE ASE -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES.

The analysis of coincident and leading indicators can help policymakers gauge the short-term direction of economic activity. While such analysis is well established in advanced economies, it has received relatively little attention in many emerging market and developing economies, reflecting in...