## Exchange Rate Assessment for Sub-Saharan Economies

_IMF Working Papers, July 1, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Burcu Aydin
- Published: July 1, 2010
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455201457.001

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### Summary and scope
- Author: Burcu Aydin
- Publication date: July 1, 2010
- Publication type: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper No. 2010/162; Issue: 162; Volume: 2010; Pages: 32
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455201457.001
- Stock No: WPIEA2010162
- ISBN: 9781455201457
- ISSN: 1018-5941
- Dataset coverage: unbalanced panel dataset covers 182 countries from 1973 to 2014
- Primary subjects: Current account; Current account balance; Exchange rates; Income; Real exchange rates
- Keywords: estimate; estimation result; exchange rate; WP

### Methodologies applied
- Macroeconomic balance
- Equilibrium real exchange rate
- External sustainability
- Purchasing power parity
- Methodological approach: methodologies similar to those developed by the International Monetary Fund’s Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues; as in the World Economic Outlook (IMF, 2009a)

### Key findings
- The impact of macroeconomic fundamentals on the equilibrium real exchange rate is different for sub-Saharan African economies than for advanced and less advanced economies.

### Publication and access notes
- Format availability: PDF and more formats on IMF eLibrary
- Preview citation provided in Chicago format: Burcu Aydin. "Exchange Rate Assessment for Sub-Saharan Economies", IMF Working Papers 2010, 162 (2010), accessed 9/17/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455201457.001

*Source: IMF Working Paper "Exchange Rate Assessment for Sub-Saharan Economies" by Burcu Aydin (July 1, 2010).*

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