This paper examines the effect of overall and sector-specific productivity shocks on the real exchange rate in small open economies. A dynamic stochastic small open economy model shows that productivity shocks impact the real exchange rate mostly through changes in the relative price of...

We survey the recent empirical and theoretical developments in the literature on the relation between prices and exchange rates. After updating some of the major findings in the empirical literature, we present a simple framework to interpret this evidence. We review theoretical models that...

When comparing the price of an individual good or service across different countries, it is necessary to use to a common metric. In reporting the prices of telecommunications services, the OECD converts prices into U.S. dollars using the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) exchange rate, which takes...