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In Search of a Dramatic Equilibrium: Was the Armenian Dram Overvalued?

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Nienke Oomes
Gohar Minasyan
Ara Stepanyan
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This papers estimates the equilibrium exchange rate for Armenia using three different approaches: the purchasing power parity (PPP) approach, the behavioral equilibrium exchange rate (BEER) approach, and the external sustainability (ES) approach. All three approaches suggest that the dram was overvalued by about 20–30 percent prior to the devaluation of the dram in March 2009.

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Paper provided by International Monetary Fund in its series IMF Working Papers with number 09/49.

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Keywords: Exchange rate appreciation ; Armenia ; Armenian dram ; Purchasing power parity ; Fiscal sustainability ; Economic models ;

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