We show how economic agents' limited attention can account for the time-varying link between exchange rates and economic fundamentals. We demonstrate that the higher is the attention for a certain fundamental, the higher is its predictive power in forecasting future currency movements. We proxy...

In this article we reconsider the Froot and Frankel (1989) results on the sources of forward discount bias. We question the economic validity of some estimation restrictions which they impose and, thus, are led to question some of their results. We employ a new exchange rate survey database that...

In this article we reconsider the Foot and Frankel results on the sources of forward discount bias. We question the economic validity of some estimation restrictions that they impose and, thus, are led to question some of their results. We employ a new exchange rate survey database that includes...

It is common wisdom that the 9/11 terrorist attacks boosted political and financial uncertainty and resulted in severe stock market meltdowns in the months after the attacks. Taking a sectoral focus of the market for US common stock, we apply statistical extreme value analysis (EVT) to assess...