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Impact of monetary policy on exchange market pressure: The case of Nepal

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This paper uses a monetary model of exchange market pressure to examine the impact of monetary policy on the Nepalese exchange rate. Using a recently developed estimation technique, impulse indicator saturation, along with general-to-specific modeling, we find that a contractionary monetary policy results in easing of pressure on the exchange rate. The robustness of the results is confirmed using misspecification tests.

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  • Panday, Anjan, 2015. "Impact of monetary policy on exchange market pressure: The case of Nepal," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 59-71.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:asieco:v:37:y:2015:i:c:p:59-71
    DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2015.02.001
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    Keywords

    Exchange market pressure; Monetary policy; Impulse indicator saturation; Remittances; Nepal;
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    JEL classification:

    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance

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