Price levels in the European Monetary Union: Even tradables follow independent random walks

Rainer Maurer

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2022, vol. 81, issue C

Abstract: This study analyzes the time series behavior of real exchange rates between member states of the European Monetary Union. The analysis is based on the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices and eight sub-components for tradable and non-tradable goods and services. Stationarity of the real exchange rates is a necessary condition for long-term convergence of price levels. The results of pairwise tests show that the real exchange rates, resulting from these price levels are typically random walks and their components are generally not cointegrated. There is no evidence of the existence of country-specific convergence clusters. A systematic difference in the results for tradable and non-tradable goods cannot be detected.

Keywords: European monetary union; Inflation convergence; Real exchange rate; Purchasing power parity; Monetary policy; European central bank; Single monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101654

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