Exchange Rate Assessments: Methodologies for Oil Exporting Countries

Are the current account fluctuations in oil-exporting countries ""excessive""? How should their real exchange rate respond to the evolution of external (and domestic) fundamentals? This paper proposes methodologies tailored to the specific features of oil-exporting countries that...

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Main Author: Carvalho Filho, Irineu E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2009
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 09/281
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Summary:Are the current account fluctuations in oil-exporting countries ""excessive""? How should their real exchange rate respond to the evolution of external (and domestic) fundamentals? This paper proposes methodologies tailored to the specific features of oil-exporting countries that help address these questions. Price-based methodologies (based on the time series of real effective exchange rates) identify a strong link between the real exchange rate and the terms of trade, but have relatively limited explanatory power. On the other hand, an empirical model of the current account, which fits oil exporting countries'' data well, and an intertemporal model that takes into account the stock of oil reserves provide useful benchmarks for oil exporters'' external balances
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (35 p)
ISBN:145187426X
9781451874266

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