What Caused the 1991 Currency Crisis in India?
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Summary:
Did real overvaluation contribute to the 1991 currency crisis in India? This paper seeks an answer by constructing the equilibrium real exchange rate, using an error correction model and a technique developed by Gonzalo and Granger (1995). The results are affirmative and the evidence indicates that current account deficits and investor confidence also played significant roles in the sharp exchange rate depreciation. The ECM model is supported by superior out-of-sample forecast performance versus a random walk model.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2000/157
Subject:
Balance of payments Current account Current account deficits Exchange rates Foreign exchange Real effective exchange rates Real exchange rates
English
Publication Date:
October 1, 2000
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451857481/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA1572000
Pages:
27
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