scholarly journals A Survey of Empirical Research on Nominal Exchange Rates

10.3386/w4865 ◽  
1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Frankel ◽  
Andrew Rose
1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars E. O Svensson

How do exchange rate bands work compared to completely fixed rates (between realignments); or, more precisely, what are the dynamics of exchange rates, interest rates, and central bank interventions within exchange rate bands? Does the difference between bands and completely fixed exchange rates matter, and if so, which of the two arrangements is best; or, more precisely, what are the tradeoffs that determine the optimal bandwidth? This article will present an interpretation of some selected recent theoretical and empirical research on exchange rate target zones, with emphasis on main ideas and results and without technical detail.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Numapau Gyamfi ◽  
Anokye Mohammed Adam ◽  
Emily Frimpomaa Appiah

This article examined convergence of inflation and exchange rates in six (6) West African countries that make up the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ). A non-parametric rank and score test was employed in the analysis. The results show that inflation and nominal exchange rates of Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone are converging. The findings have practical implications.


Author(s):  
M S Eichenbaum ◽  
B K Johannsen ◽  
S T Rebelo

Abstract This article studies how the monetary policy regime affects the relative importance of nominal exchange rates and inflation rates in shaping the response of real exchange rates to shocks. We document two facts about inflation-targeting countries. First, the current real exchange rate predicts future changes in the nominal exchange rate. Second, the real exchange rate is a poor predictor of future inflation rates. We estimate a medium-size, open-economy DSGE model that accounts quantitatively for these facts as well as other empirical properties of real and nominal exchange rates. The key estimated shocks that drive the dynamics of exchange rates and their covariance with inflation are disturbances to the foreign demand for dollar-denominated bonds.


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