Madagascar: A Competitiveness and Exchange Rate Assessment

Author/Editor:

Luc Eyraud

Publication Date:

May 1, 2009

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The purpose of this paper is to assess Madagascar's competitiveness in recent years, using both price and nonprice indicators and an exchange rate assessment of the currency. We estimate the distance between the equilibrium and the actual real exchange rates using three methods: the macroeconomic balance approach, the external sustainability approach, and the reduced-form equilibrium real exchange rate approach. These methods suggest that in the medium term the real exchange rate is only slightly overvalued. We also carry out a comparative analysis of nonprice indicators and find that Madagascar performs less favorably than its competitors on structural competitiveness.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2009/107

Subject:

Frequency:

Annually

English

Publication Date:

May 1, 2009

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451872545/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2009107

Pages:

30

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