This paper uses fractional integration and cointegration in order to model the DM/dollar and the yen/dollar real exchange rates in terms of both monetary and real factors, more specifically real interest rate and labour productivity differentials. We find that whilst the individual series may be...

Some recent studies suggest the post-Bretton Woods period offers a sample that is far too short to reveal any significant evidence on purchasing power parity reversion in individual series of real exchange rates. This study shows that the post-Bretton Woods data contain substantial information...

The derivation of the Balassa-Samuelson effect allows for different empirical specifications that may have important economic implications. Problems related to spurious regression could arise from the mixed order of integration of the series used and from the lack of a long run stable...