Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/26007 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1962
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
In this paper we model how the existence of different beliefs about the underlying fundamental value of a currency affects the dynamics of the exchange rate. We find that a divergence of beliefs creates the potential for waves of optimism and pessimism that alternate in an unpredictable way. These waves are disconnected from the underlying (objective) fundamental value. We also find that in such a world there is sensitivity to initial conditions, i.e. small changes in beliefs can fundamentally alter the time path of the exchange rate.
JEL: 
C63
G12
G15
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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