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Asymmetric Shocks and the Role of Exchange Rate in Emerging Markets: Evidence from India

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  • Kuhelika De

    (Lacy School of Business, Butler University)

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This paper examines the stabilization role of the flexible exchange rate in the face of asymmetric shocks for one of the prominent emerging markets and open economies, India, using a sign-identified structural Bayesian vector autoregression model and quarterly time series data over the post reform period 1996–2023. My results show that relative monetary policy and exchange rate shocks account for a larger fraction of the variation in the Indian rupee in the short run, compared to relative demand and supply shocks. Jointly, monetary policy and exchange rate shocks account for almost half of the variation in the Indian rupee. Although the Indian rupee floating exchange rate is able to absorb shocks in the long run, it plays a more dominant role as a source of shocks in the short run. This study holds important policy implications for currency stability in emerging markets operating under flexible exchange rate regime. Policymakers should be prepared to manage the exchange rate during times of excessive exchange rate volatility and disruptive capital flows.

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  • Kuhelika De, 2025. "Asymmetric Shocks and the Role of Exchange Rate in Emerging Markets: Evidence from India," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 36(2), pages 607-649, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:36:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s11079-024-09773-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11079-024-09773-6
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    Keywords

    Emerging market; Exchange rate; International business cycles; Monetary Policy; Open economy; Vector autoregression; Shock absorber; Source of shock;
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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • 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
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • F44 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Business Cycles

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