Anchor currency and real exchange rates dynamics in the CFA Franc Zone

Cécile Couharde (), Issiaka Coulibaly and Olivier Damette
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Issiaka Coulibaly: ERUDITE - Equipe de Recherche sur l’Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Economique - UPEC UP12 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 - Université Gustave Eiffel

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Abstract: Currency misalignments have been one of the focal points of interest in the literature devoted to the CFA Franc zone. Less attention has been paid, however, to the convergence process of real exchange rates towards equilibrium. In this paper, we analyze the short-run dynamics of real exchange rates of the CFA Franc zone countries and the role played by the anchor currency in their adjustment process. After controlling for the effects of the 1994 devaluation, we find the relationship between real exchange rates of the CFA Franc zone countries and of the euro to be substantial in size and subject to nonlinear effects.

Keywords: CFA zone; Misalignments; Panel smooth transition model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07
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Published in Economic Modelling, 2013, 33, pp.722 -732. ⟨10.1016/j.econmod.2013.05.005⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.05.005

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