Exchange rate flexibility: How should we measure it?

Michael Bleaney and Mo Tian

No 2019/03, Discussion Papers from University of Nottingham, Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics (CFCM)

Abstract: This paper examines the extent of agreement between some recent exchange rate classification schemes, and also assesses the merits of some continuous measures of exchange rate flexibility. There is a probability of between 18 and 28 percent that a peg in one classification scheme is coded as a float in a different scheme, or vice versa. This probability is much smaller for the tightest forms of peg and the most volatile floats. An appropriately selected numerical index of exchange rate flexibility is potentially very useful.

Keywords: exchange rates regimes; inflation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cfcm/documents/papers/cfcm-2019-03.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
Journal Article: Exchange Rate Flexibility: How Should We Measure It? (2020)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:not:notcfc:19/03

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Discussion Papers from University of Nottingham, Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics (CFCM) School of Economics University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Hilary Hughes ().