Productivity shocks, monetary shocks, and the short- and long-run dynamics of exchange rates and relative prices

Michael Bergman (), Yin-Wong Cheung and Kon S. Lai ()
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Michael Bergman: Department of Economics, Lund University, Postal: Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Box 7082, S-220 07 Lund, Sweden
Kon S. Lai: Department of Economics, Postal: Department of Economics, California State University, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA

No 2000:4, Working Papers from Lund University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study evaluates the individual roles of monetary and productivity shocks in real exchange rate fluctuations under the current float. Using a cointegration model of exchange rates and relative prices, the innovations are decomposed into transitory and common-trend parts. Both transitory and common-trend innovations are found to explain a significant portion of real exchange rate fluctuations, albeit their relative importance can vary across major currencies. Further analysis suggests that common-trend innovations are ascribed mostly to productivity shocks, whereas transitory innovations are governed by monetary shocks. The allowance for productivity shocks, however, appears insufficient to fully explain the high persistence of real exchange rates.

Keywords: Real exchange rate; real shock; monetary shock; transitory component; common trend (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F31 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2000-06-13
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