Welfare Effects of Transparency in Foreign Exchange Markets : The Role of Hedging Opportunities /

This paper studies the impact of enhanced transparency on risk sharing opportunities in the foreign exchange market and the associated implications for ex ante welfare. Transparency is measured in this model by the informational content of publicly observable signals about exchange rate developments...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drees, Burkhard
Other Authors: Eckwert, Bernhard
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/219
Online Access:Full text available on IMF