Monetary and real shocks, the business cycle and the value of the euro

Renato Filosa

No 154, BIS Working Papers from Bank for International Settlements

Abstract: The appreciation of the dollar in the aftermath of the launch of the euro came as a surprise to most observers; furthermore, traditional models do not seem to be able to capture the fluctuations of the dollar/euro exchange rate. Is this a confirmation of earlier research according to which no structural model can explain exchange rate dynamics? More optimistically, this study shows that a structural VAR model of the Mundell-Fleming type well explains the behaviour of the euro and its relationships with the fundamentals. Our estimates indicate that the dollar appreciation is primarily due to the cyclical strength of US demand. By contrast, they do not support the often-voiced theory that the appreciation of the dollar is explained by the "new economy". Finally, the model shows that monetary shocks have limited effects on the exchange rate and very strong ones on inflation.

Keywords: Monetary and real shocks; value of the euro (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2004-06
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