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Competitiveness in Bulgaria: An Assessment of the Real Effective Exchange Rate

By Piritta Sorsa, Dimitar Chobanov

March 1, 2004

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Piritta Sorsa, and Dimitar Chobanov. Competitiveness in Bulgaria: An Assessment of the Real Effective Exchange Rate, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed November 8, 2024
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Summary

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the medium- and long-term determinants of the real (effective) exchange rate (RER) of the Bulgarian lev using elements from the natural real exchange rate (NATREX) and the behavioral equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) approaches. The results indicate that the RER is driven by fundamentals, including labor productivity, terms of trade, world real interest rates, gross savings, and foreign direct investment. The model also shows that there is no significant misalignment of the Bulgarian lev.

Subject: Balance of payments, Foreign direct investment, Foreign exchange, International trade, Production, Productivity, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, Terms of trade

Keywords: BEER, Bulgaria, Bulgarian lev, Competitiveness, Exchange rate, Foreign direct investment, Fundamental determinants, NATREX, Overvalued exchange RER, Productivity, Productivity data, Productivity development, Productivity differential, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, RER., Saving, Terms of trade, Terms of trade index, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    25

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2004/037

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0372004

  • ISBN:

    9781451845600

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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