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Real Exchange Rates and Productivity: Closed-Form Solutions and Some Empirical Evidence

By Jahanara Zaman

June 1, 2000

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Jahanara Zaman. Real Exchange Rates and Productivity: Closed-Form Solutions and Some Empirical Evidence, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed November 8, 2024
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Summary

This paper examines the impact of productivity shocks on real exchange rate fluctuations in a dynamic international general equilibrium model with nontraded goods. The model predicts a close association between relative technology shocks and bilateral real exchange rate movements. Empirical results based on the data for Group of Seven countries are consistent with the predicted theoretical correlations. Using Johansen and Juselius (1990) multivariate cointegration tests the study finds that a statistically significant relationship exists between bilateral real exchange rates and international productivity differentials in the traded and nontraded sectors.

Subject: Consumption, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, National accounts, Production, Productivity, Purchasing power parity, Real exchange rates

Keywords: Cointegration, Consumption, Exchange rate movement, Exchange rates, Productivity, Productivity differential, Productivity shock, Productivity-differentials model, Purchasing power parity, Real exchange rate, Real Exchange Rates, Shock process, Technology Shocks, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    38

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2000/099

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0992000

  • ISBN:

    9781451852264

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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