Cointegrated TFP Processes and International Business Cycles.

Cointegrated TFP Processes and International Business Cycles.

A puzzle in international macroeconomics is that observed real exchange rates are highly volatile. Standard international real business cycle (IRBC) models cannot reproduce this fact. We show that TFP processes for the U.S. and the ""rest of the world, "" is characterized by a ve...

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Main Author: Tuesta, Vicente
Other Authors: Rubio-Ramirez, Juan F., Rabanal, Pau
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers.
Subjects:
Business cycles > Econometric models.
Foreign exchange rates > Econometric models.
Business cycles > Econometric models
Foreign exchange rates > Econometric models
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Summary:A puzzle in international macroeconomics is that observed real exchange rates are highly volatile. Standard international real business cycle (IRBC) models cannot reproduce this fact. We show that TFP processes for the U.S. and the ""rest of the world, "" is characterized by a vector error correction (VECM) and that adding cointegrated technology shocks to the standard IRBC model helps explaining the observed high real exchange rate volatility. Also we show that the observed increase of the real exchange rate volatility with respect to output in the last 20 year can be explained by changes in the parameter of the VECM.
Physical Description:1 online resource (66 pages)
ISBN:9781452755106
1452755108
1451917813
9781451917819
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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