External Adjustment and Equilibrium Exchange Rate in Brazil

Author/Editor:

Claudio A Paiva

Publication Date:

October 1, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper investigates the factors behind the significant improvement in Brazil's external accounts and wide fluctuations of the real exchange rate since the floating of the real in 1999. Particular attention is devoted to the strong appreciation of the real from 2003-05. Econometric estimates of of behavioral equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) model for Brazil show that most of this appreciation was an equilibrium response to improved economic fundamentals.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2006/221

Subject:

Current account Exchange rates Real effective exchange rates Real exchange rates Real interest rates

English

Publication Date:

October 1, 2006

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451864816/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2006221

Pages:

22

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