Real and Monetary Determinants of Real Exchange Rate Behavior: Theory and Evidence From Developing Countries

Sebastian Edwards

NBER Working Paper No. 2721 (Also Reprint No. r1385)
Issued in April 1990
NBER Program(s):   ITI   IFM

This paper develops a dynamic model of real exchange rate behavior in developing countries. A three goods economy (exportables, importables and nontradables) is considered. Residents of this country hold domestic and foreign assets, and there is a dual exchange rate regime. There is a government that consumes importables and nontradables. A distinction is made between equilibrium and disequilibrium movements of the RER. The determinants of real exchange rate misalignment are studied with emphasis placed on the role of devaluations and balance of payments crisis. The implications of the model are tested using data for 12 developing countries. The results obtained are generally favorable for the model. The issue of RER stationarity is also analyzed.

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Published: "Real and Monetary Determinants of Real Exchange Rate Behavior." From Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 29, pp. 311-341, (1988).

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