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The Exchange Rate Regime Switch and Current Account in Greece, 1976-2014

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  • Thompson, Alexi

    (Department of Economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, USA)

  • Thompson, Henry

    (Department of Economics,Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA)

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This paper examines the effects of the 2001 switch in exchange rate regimes from the depreciating drachma to the “gold standard” euro in Greece. In the error correction estimates, the regime break decreases export revenue from goods but also decreases import spending on both goods and services. International income and payments are not affected. Depreciation has the same effects under either regime, namely decreased import spending on goods and services and increased export revenue from goods. The models control for the 2008 government debt crisis that lowered import spending and led to balanced trade. Il cambio di valuta e il saldo corrente in Grecia, 1976-2014 Questo studio esamina gli effetti del passaggio dalla drachma, regime di cambio di tipo svalutativo, all’euro, regime di tipo “gold standard” nel 2001 in Grecia. Nelle stime error correction si evidenzia che il punto di rottura del regime di cambio fa diminuire le esportazioni ma anche le importazioni, sia di beni che di servizi. Non ci sono invece effetti sulle rimesse e sui pagamenti internazionali. Il deprezzamento ha i medesimi effetti sotto entrambi i sistemi di cambio, e precisamente fa diminuire le importazioni di beni e servizi e fa crescere le esportazioni. I modelli applicati hanno tenuto conto della crisi causata dal debito pubblico nel 2008 che ha diminuito la spesa per le importazioni al fine di riequilibrare la bilancia commerciale.

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  • Thompson, Alexi & Thompson, Henry, 2018. "The Exchange Rate Regime Switch and Current Account in Greece, 1976-2014," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 71(3), pages 371-386.
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    Exchange Rate Regime; Greece; Euro Zone; Current Account; Trade Balance;
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    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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