Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64043 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 06-07
Publisher: 
University of California, Santa Cruz Institute for International Economics (SCIIE), Santa Cruz, CA
Abstract: 
This paper evaluates the impact of international reserves, terms of trade shocks and capital flows on the real exchange rate (REER). We observe that international reserves cushions the impact of TOT shocks on the REER, and that this effect is important for developing but not for industrial countries. This buffer effect is especially significant for Asian countries, and for countries exporting natural resources. Financial depth reduces the buffer role of IR in developing countries. Developing countries REER seem to be more sensitive to changes in reserve assets; whereas industrial countries display a significant relationship between hot money and REER.
Subjects: 
real exchange rate
terms of trade
international reserves
volatility
shock absorber
JEL: 
F15
F21
F32
F36
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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