Interpreting Currency Movements During the Crisis : What's the Role of Interest Rate Differentials? /

Using an adaptation of the Uncovered Interest Parity (UIP) condition, this paper analyzes the drivers behind the large, symmetric exchange rate swings observed during the financial crisis of 2008-2010. Employing a Nelson-Siegel model, we estimate yield curves and decompose the exchange rate movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dowling, Thomas
Other Authors: Batini, Nicoletta
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/014
Online Access:Full text available on IMF