Estimation of Equilibrium Exchange Rates in the WAEMU : A Robustness Analysis /

Using the FEER approach we investigate the long-run equilibrium paths of the real effective exchange rates (REERs) of countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). In an attempt to address econometric estimation uncertainty, we employ both single-country (Johansen and ARDL) and...

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Päätekijä: Saxegaard, Magnus
Muut tekijät: Roudet, Stephane, Tsangarides, Charalambos
Aineistotyyppi: Aikakauslehti
Kieli:English
Julkaistu: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Sarja:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/194
Linkit:Full text available on IMF
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