Keynes, Cocoa, and Copper : In Search of Commodity Currencies /

This paper examines whether the real exchange rates of commodity-exporting countries and the real prices of their commodity exports move together over time. Using IMF data on the world prices of 44 commodities and national commodity export shares, we construct new monthly indices of national commodi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sahay, Ratna
Other Authors: Cashin, Paul, Cespedes, Luis
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/223
Online Access:Full text available on IMF