Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/152522 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Working Paper No. 88
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
We propose a nonlinear econometric model that can explain both the observed volatility and the persistence of real and nominal exchange rates. The model implies that near equilibrium, the nominal exchange rate will be well approximated by a random walk process. Large departures from fundamentals, in contrast, imply mean-reverting behavior toward fundamentals. Moreover, the predictability of the nominal exchange rate relative to the random walk benchmark tends to improve at longer horizons. We test the implications of the model and find strong evidence of exchange rate predictability at horizons of two to three years, but not at shorter horizons
JEL: 
F31
F47
C53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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