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Real currency appreciation in accession countries: Balassa-Samuelson and investment demand

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  • Christoph Fischer

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The Balassa-Samuelson effect is usually seen as the prime explanation of the continuous real appreciation of central and east European (CEE) transition countries' currencies against their western counterparts. The response of a small country's real exchange rate to various shocks is derived in a simple model. It is shown that productivity shocks work not only through a Balassa-type supply channel but also through an investment demand channel. Therefore, empirical evidence apparently in favour of Balassa-Samuelson effects may require a re-interpretation. The model is estimated for a panel of CEE countries. The results are consistent with the model, plausibly explain the observed real appreciation and support the existence of the proposed investment demand channel.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Review of World Economics.

Volume (Year): 140 (2004)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 179-210

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Handle: RePEc:spr:weltar:v:140:y:2004:i:2:p:179-210

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Keywords: Real exchange rate; Balassa-Samuelson effect; transition economies; panel;

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