Target Zones and Forward Rates in a Model with Repeated Realignments /

This paper studies the implications of the imperfect credibility of an exchange rate target zone on the term structure of forward premia. The relationship between spot and forward exchange rates of different maturities reflects the possibility of repeated realignments of the exchange rate band. The...

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Main Author: Bodnar, Gordon
Other Authors: Bartolini, Leonardo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1992.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1992/022
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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