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rate volatility of the currencies in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) for the period 1960M01-2011M12. The study … selects a sub-sample period of 2000M1 to 2011M12 to investigate whether central bank intervention decreases volatility of the … other countries. The impact of central bank intervention on exchange rate volatility is also found to be inconclusive for …
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This study estimates the rate and distance to convergence of WAMZ Member States and provides a comparative analysis of nominal and real convergence to evaluate WAMZ's preparedness for monetary integration. We employ monthly data on the consumer price index and nominal exchange rate from January...
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This paper empirically investigates the exchange rate volatility-FDI nexus in selected Economic Community of West … Toda-Yamamoto (1995) causality techniques, the effects of exchange rate volatility on FDI and causality relationship … between the two are examined. The empirical results show that the estimated coefficient of nominal exchange rate volatility is …
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highlights the fact that high exchange rate volatility may as well signal high costs for labor markets. The impact of exchange … rate volatility on labor markets in the CEECs is analyzed, finding that volatility vis-à-vis the euro significantly lowers … employment growth. Hence, the elimination of exchange rate volatility could be considered as a substitute for a removal of …
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