Does Productivity Growth Lead to Appreciation of the Real Exchange Rate? /

We revisit the time-honored link between productivity and the real exchange rate. Consistent with the traditional view, we find that higher labor productivity tends to lead to appreciation of the real exchange rate. Contrary to the traditional view, however, we find that the positive productivity ef...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Jaewoo
Other Authors: Tang, Man-Keung
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/154
Online Access:Full text available on IMF