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Misalignment Under Different Exchange Rate Regimes: the Case of Turkey

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  • Sengül Dagdeviren
  • Ayla Ogu? Binatli
  • Niloufer Sohrabji

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The paper examines misalignment of the Turkish lira between 1998 and 2011. We first estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate for Turkey, then compute misalignment and finally test for structural breaks in the misalignment series. Through our tests we find three structural regimes. Our results show that the lira was considerably overvalued in the first regime, which is when Turkey had a fixed exchange rate regime. This was not the case for the periods that had a floating exchange rate. Thus, we confirm that overvalued currencies that have been linked to financial crises are a more serious concern for fixed exchange rate regimes. More importantly, we find that volatility which is a bigger concern in floating regimes is a significant problem for Turkey in the last few years. In fact, the recent dangerously large and rising current account deficits may be a result of volatility rather than overvaluation.

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  • Sengül Dagdeviren & Ayla Ogu? Binatli & Niloufer Sohrabji, 2012. "Misalignment Under Different Exchange Rate Regimes: the Case of Turkey," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 130, pages 81-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:cii:cepiie:2012-q2-130-4
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    1. Daniel Francois Meyer & Lerato Mothibi, 2021. "The Effect of Risk Rating Agencies Decisions on Economic Growth and Investment in a Developing Country: The Case of South Africa," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-17, June.
    2. Amir H. Mozayani & Sanaz Parvizi, 2016. "Exchange Rate Misalignment in Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC): Focusing on Iran," Iranian Economic Review (IER), Faculty of Economics,University of Tehran.Tehran,Iran, vol. 20(2), pages 261-276, Spring.
    3. Mohammad Hassanzadeh & Shahla Mousavi, 2023. "Real effective exchange rate misalignment and currency crisis in Iran," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-8, December.

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    Keywords

    Cointegration; Exchange Rate Misalignment; Structural Breaks; S2S Estimator; Turkey;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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