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The Behavior of the Real Exchange Rate Under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rate Regimes

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  • Selahattin Dibooglu
  • Faik Koray

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This article investigates the behavior of real exchange rates under fixed and flexible exchange rates. Using data from both the Bretton Woods and the modern floating periods, we decompose real exchange rate movements into components attributable to supply shocks, real demand shocks, monetary shocks, capital flows shocks, and real oil price shocks. Empirical results show that real demand shocks are an important source of real exchange rate movements under both fixed and flexible rates, while monetary shocks are negligible. Supply and oil price shocks seem to be more important under Bretton Woods, while capital flows shocks seem to explain a relatively higher proportion of real exchange rate movements under the modern floating period. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001

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  • Selahattin Dibooglu & Faik Koray, 2001. "The Behavior of the Real Exchange Rate Under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rate Regimes," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 123-143, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:12:y:2001:i:2:p:123-143
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1008394128869
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