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In this paper we analyze issues of symmetry and asymmetry in the workings of the EMS. We first measure how interest rates react to speculative disturbances. We find that despite the fact that speculative shocks have usually forced the offshore interest rates of the weak currencies to increase by...
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The paper presents an overview of several studies about the credibility of the European Monetary System (EMS). These studies compare different credibility indicators in terms of their ability to detect exchange rate crises in a target zone. Marginal credibility seems to be the best measure for...
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In this paper simulation methods are employed on a two-country, rational expectations continuous-time model to explore …
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The extent which exchange rate management can coexist with an independent monetary policy is examined in the context of a model with exchange rate bands. Using a Dornbusch model in which stochastic shocks are added to the Phillips curve, we analyze the implications of assuming that the monetary...
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This paper attempts to provide some answers to a number of related questions. Has the European Monetary System reduced (real or nominal, bilateral or effective) exchange rate volatility? If so, has this been at the expense of increased interest rate volatility? How important have capital...
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expectations. We provide ample anecdotal, historical, and heuristic information on the goodness-of-fit of the various exchange rate …
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In this paper the author analyzes the behavior of exchange rates expectations for four currencies, by considering a re …-calculation and an extension of Resende and Zeidan (Expectations and chaotic dynamics: empirical evidence on exchange rates, Economics … expectations, although the so-called 0-1 test strongly supports the chaos hypothesis. …
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In this paper the author analyzes the behavior of exchange rates expectations for four currencies, by considering a re …-calculation and an extension of Resende and Zeidan (Expectations and chaotic dynamics: Empirical evidence on exchange rates, Economics … expectations, although the so-called 0-1 test strongly supports the chaos hypothesis. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863688
Sluggish adjustment of expectations to new information is rational in an environment characterized by information costs … expectations using data from Consensus Economics for eight emerging and industrial economies from 1999 until 2015. Our results …
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This paper provides a new perspective on the exchange rate disconnect puzzle by referring to the expectations building … mechanism in foreign exchange markets. Therefore, we analyze the role of expectations regarding macroeconomic fundamentals for … expected exchange rate changes. In doing so, we assess data for 31 economies from 2002 to 2017 and consider expectations …
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