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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Floating Exchange Rate"”.
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Economic and Financial Factors Affecting Currency Stability of Floating Exchange Rate Regimes: A Survival Analysis
… currency. Pressure periods are defined by an ‘Exchange Market Pressure’ indicator. The end of a tranquil period is a crisis and probabilities of these are determined through the model. The study revealed that the evolution of crisis probabilities over time are generally upward sloping. In the …
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Nonlinear and Asymmetric Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Consumer Prices in South Africa
After the breakdown of the Bretton Woods fixed exchange rate system, some economies, including South Africa, abandoned fixed exchange rate regimes in favour of floating exchange rate systems. When a country adopts a floating exchange rate and an open trade policy, it loses the ability to shield its …
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Aspects of exchange rate determination : empirical evidence
The presence of a risk premium in foreign exchange markets for the floating exchange rate period has been examined by some researchers and the results obtained were not successful. In this thesis, we analyse a number of exchange rate models and assess their empirical performance. Using the data …
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A portfolio approach for the TESOBONO problem in Mexico during 1994: A simple model
… other words, the abandonment of the controlled floating exchange rate regime. This work finds that both domestic and foreign investors responded to monetary policies followed by Banco de Mexico after March 1994, when adverse political events occurred, keeping their investment in Mexico in …
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Dutch Disease in Australia: A Structural VAR Model
… boom in Australia after the adoption of the floating exchange rate, inflation targeting, and de-centralised wage system. We analysed how different sectors have adapted from the mining boom shock, and whether the changes in policies have influenced the sectors capacity to adjust to an economic …
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A study of the factors determining the choice of exchange rate regime: with specific reference to China
Since the 1980s China had different exchange rate regimes. For example, in 1981, a dual-exchange rate system was introduced, with the official exchange rate applying to non-trade-related foreign exchange transactions and the depreciated internal settlement rate (ISR) applying to trade related …
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An assessment of the role of real exchange rate on economic growth in South Africa (1994-2015)
… of the debate in most developing economies as exchange rates play a vital role in a country’s level of economic growth. This growth is critical to many developing economies. The study assessed the role of real exchange rate on economic growth in South Africa from 1994, first quarter, to 2015, …
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The economic impact of EMU on the EFTA countries
… member states, EFTA is the most closely integrated group with the EU. Now that the third and final stage of EMU is dose to completion, one can note a number of direct and indirect effects of this EU project on the four remaining members of EFTA. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are members of …
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The determinants of the exchange rate volatility: A case study for South Africa
… countries to shift from fixed to flexible exchange rate regimes, resulting in increased exchange rate volatility. In line with this global trend, South Africa adopted a free-floating exchange rate system in the mid-1990s and implemented an explicit inflation-targeting framework in the early …
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The fundamental determinants of the South African real exchange rate from 1995 to 2014
In a connected world, the foreign exchange rate for any country ensures that exports are competitive, imports are affordable, and there exists an economic environment conducive for sustainable growth of the economy. South Africa as an emerging country is no exception. Many stakeholders including, …
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Foreign exchange hedging and profit making strategy using leveraged spot contracts
Australia currently adopts the floating exchange rate system; therefore the value of the Australian dollar is subject to volatility due to the influence of changing domestic and international economic circumstances. This volatility of the Australian exchange rate system is an issue that affects the …
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The Scope for Monetary Autonomy in Hong Kong and Singapore
… analysis. It implies that countries with fixed exchange rates and no capital controls will lose monetary autonomy. What is often not recognized, however, is that the trilemma need not hold in the short run. If capital mobility is less than perfect, then countries can sterilize reserve flows and …
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The External Influences on Korea's Monetary Policy
… The focus was on the effects of US interest rates, payments imbalances and exchange rate changes on Korean monetary policy.Two types of measures of Korean monetary policy were considered. These are the effects on Korean interest rates and the effects on the domestic money supply and monetary …
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Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries and Its Applicability to the Turkish Economy
… goal by monetary authorities, considerable exchange rate flexibility, lack of substantial operational independence of the central bank or of powerful models to make domestic inflation forecasts hinder the satisfaction of these requirements. This study investigates the applicability of …
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Two Essays on Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates in Thailand
… two essays on monetary policy determination and exchange rate forecasting in Thailand. Thailand is a small open economy using an inflation-targeting framework with a managed floating exchange rate. The Bank of Thailand uses the policy interest rate as the main monetary policy instrument and …
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Exchange rate volatility in LDCs: some findings from the Ghanaian, Mozambican and Tanzanian markets
… post Bretton Woods era, the volatile nature of exchange rates has been the focus of many researchers. Although some previous studies suggest that variations in an exchange rate has the potential to affect a country’s economic performance, LDC’s (Less Developed Countries’) have received less …