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Estimating Iceland's Real Equilibrium Exchange Rate

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  • Robert Tchaidze

    (International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University)

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Given recent developments in Iceland, this paper evaluates its real exchange rate disequilibrium. It discusses three approaches to estimating the equilibrium values and suggests that the adjustment needed to bring the real exchange rate in line with fundamentals is in the range of 15-25 percent, although timing and manner of this adjustment is unclear.

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  • Robert Tchaidze, 2008. "Estimating Iceland's Real Equilibrium Exchange Rate," Working Papers 007-08, International School of Economics at TSU, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
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