Understanding the forward premium puzzle: a microstructure approach

High-interest-rate currencies tend to appreciate relative to low-interest-rate currencies. We argue that adverse-selection problems between participants in foreign exchange markets can account for this 'forward premium puzzle.' The key feature of our model is that the adverse selection pro...

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Hauptverfasser: Burnside, Craig 1965- (VerfasserIn), Eichenbaum, Martin S. 1954- (VerfasserIn), Rebelo, Sérgio 1959- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007
Schriftenreihe:Working paper series / National Bureau of Economic Research 13278
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Zusammenfassung:High-interest-rate currencies tend to appreciate relative to low-interest-rate currencies. We argue that adverse-selection problems between participants in foreign exchange markets can account for this 'forward premium puzzle.' The key feature of our model is that the adverse selection problem facing market makers is worse when, based on public information, a currency is expected to appreciate.
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 18
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