The Theory And Empirics Of Exchange Rates

Exchange rate economics is an important field of investigation for academics, professionals and policy-makers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the theory of and empirical evidence on the determination and effects of exchange rates. The exposition utilizes both diagrammatic and mathematical representations of the underlying models. The book is a comprehensive reference for those engaged in this field of research. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Why DoWe Study Exchange Rates? (214 KB). Contents: Why Do We Study Exchange Rates?; Exchange Rate Determination in the Mundell-Fleming Model; The Flexible-Price Monetary Model of Exchange Rates; The Theory of the Balance of Payments; Exchange Rate Determination in the Dornbusch Model; Other Sticky-Price Monetary Models of Exchange Rates; The Monetary Model of Exchange Market Pressure; The Portfolio Balance Model of Exchange Rates; The Currency Substitution Model of Exchange Rates; The Microstructure Approach to Exchange Rates; The News Model of Exchange Rates; Empirical Evidence on the Macroeconomic Models of Exchange Rates; Empirical Evidence on the Microstructure Models of Exchange Rates; Concluding Thoughts and Remarks. Readership: Graduate students and researchers in international finance and open-economy macroeconomics; policy-makers in central and treasury banks; professional economists and forecasters.

In the last few decades exchange rate economics has seen a number of developments, with substantial contributions to both the theory and empirics of exchange rate determination. Important developments in econometrics and the increasingly large availability of high-quality data have also been responsible for stimulating the large amount of empirical work on exchange rates in this period. Nonetheless, while our understanding of exchange rates has significantly improved, a number of challenges and open questions remain in the exchange rate debate, enhanced by events including the launch of the Euro and the large number of recent currency crises. This volume provides a selective coverage of the literature on exchange rates, focusing on developments from within the last fifteen years. Clear explanations of theories are offered, alongside an appraisal of the literature and suggestions for further research and analysis.

Exchange rate economics is an important field of investigation for academics, professionals and policy-makers. This book provides a comprehensive survey of the theory of and empirical evidence on the determination and effects of exchange rates. The exposition utilizes both diagrammatic and mathematical representations of the underlying models. The book is a comprehensive reference for those engaged in this field of research.

This book examines the influence of fiscal policy on exchange rates, recent development in the econometric modelling of exchange rates, and exchange rate modelling for developing countries.

In the last few decades exchange rate economics has seen a number of developments, with substantial contributions to both the theory and empirics of exchange rate determination. Important developments in econometrics and the increasingly large availability of high-quality data have also been responsible for stimulating the large amount of empirical work on exchange rates in this period. Nonetheless, while our understanding of exchange rates has significantly improved, a number of challenges and open questions remain in the exchange rate debate, enhanced by events including the launch of the Euro and the large number of recent currency crises. This volume provides a selective coverage of the literature on exchange rates, focusing on developments from within the last fifteen years. Clear explanations of theories are offered, alongside an appraisal of the literature and suggestions for further research and analysis.

This volume grew out of a National Bureau of Economic Research conference on exchange rates held in Bellagio, Italy, in 1982. In it, the world's most respected international monetary economists discuss three significant new views on the economics of exchange rates - Rudiger Dornbusch's overshooting model, Jacob Frenkel's and Michael Mussa's asset market variants, and Pentti Kouri's current account/portfolio approach. Their papers test these views with evidence from empirical studies and analyze a number of exchange rate policies in use today, including those of the European Monetary System.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book presents a critical review of the empirical literature that studies the efficiency of the forward and futures markets for foreign exchange. It provides a useful foundation for research in developing quantitative measures of risk and expected return in international finance.