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Tail Behaviour of the Euro

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Cotter, John

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This paper empirically analyses risk in the Euro relative to other currencies. Comparisons are made between a sub period encompassing the final transitional stage to full monetary union with a sub period prior to this. Stability in the face of speculative attack is examined using Extreme Value Theory to obtain estimates of tail exchange rate changes. The findings are encouraging. The Euro’s common risk measures do not deviate substantially from other currencies. Also, the Euro is stable in the face of speculative pressure. For example, the findings consistently show the Euro being less risky than the Yen, and having similar inherent risk to the Deutsche Mark, the currency that it is essentially replacing.

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Date of creation: 2004
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  1. John Cotter, 2006. "Modelling catastrophic risk in international equity markets: an extreme value approach," Applied Financial Economics Letters, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 2(1), pages 13-17, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Cotter, John, 2004. "Modelling extreme financial returns of global equity markets," MPRA Paper 3532, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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  6. John Cotter, 2006. "Extreme Value Estimation of Boom and Crash Statistics," European Journal of Finance, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 12(6-7), pages 553-566, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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