Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/319595 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Trade, Politics and Development (ITPD) [ISSN:] 2632-122X [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2024 [Pages:] 165-187
Publisher: 
Emerald, Leeds
Abstract: 
Purpose - This paper examines the extent to which exchange rate volatility (ERV) is crucial for small island economies. These economies by their very nature and size tend to be net importers and highly dependent on trade for their economic survival. The island of Mauritius is used as a case study. Design/methodology/approach - A GARCH model has been utilized using yearly data for the period 1993-2022. The ARDL bounds cointegration approach has been used to determine the long run relationship between exchange rate volatility and the performance of exports. The ECM-ARDL model has been used to estimate the short-run relationships, that is the speed of adjustments between the variables under consideration. Findings - The findings reveal that exchange rate volatility has a positive and significant effect on exports in the short run as well as in the long run. The study also finds out that export has a long-term relationship with world GDP per capita. Both the presence and degree of exchange rate volatility are important aspects for consideration in policy making. Originality/value - The literature gap that this study attempts to close is one related to global impacts within the recent time horizon. Recently, numerous important events shaped the financial and economic landscape globally, including but not limited to the financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Both these events stressed the global volume of trade and the exchange rate markets, and these events affects small islands comparatively more given their heavy dependence on international trade for economic development, albeit economic survival.
Subjects: 
ARDL
Exchange rate volatility
GARCH
Mauritius
Small island economies
Trade
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Document Type: 
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