Mean Reversion in EMS Exchange Rates

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Mean Reversion in EMS Exchange Rates

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Bruce Mizrach () (Rutgers University)

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Time series evidence on exchange rates has been unable to reject the random walk hypothesis. A simple structural model that accounts for target zone nonlinearities provides conclusive evidence of mean reversion in EMS exchange rates.

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Paper provided by Rutgers University, Department of Economics in its series Departmental Working Papers with number 199525.

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Keywords: EMS; target zone; unit roots;

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C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions
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