French-German Interest Rate Differentials and Time-Varying Realignment Risk

Francesco Caramazza
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Francesco Caramazza: International Monetary Fund

IMF Staff Papers, 1993, vol. 40, issue 3, 567-583

Abstract: This paper explores the determinants of realignment expectations for the French franc--deutsche mark exchange rate. Expected changes in the central parity are estimated by adjusting short-term Euromarket interest rate differentials for the expected rate of change in the exchange rate within the ERM fluctuation band and by the yield differential on long-term government bonds. The results indicate that the exchange rate within the band is mean reverting and that expected changes are sizable. Realignment expectations are found to be related to the evolution of fundamental economic variables and, for shorter horizons, the position of the franc in the fluctuation band.

JEL-codes: E43 F31 F33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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