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Is the effect of exchange rate volatility on export diversification symmetric or asymmetric? Evidence from Ghana

Exchange rate volatility has been identified as one of the drivers of export diversification. Previous studies have assumed a symmetric relationship between the two variables. However, because volatility could be positive or negative and economic agents react to these changes differently, recent studies argue for the adoption of an asymmetric approach to the study of the relationship between the two variables. This study employed the partial sum process to create two variables to replace exchange rate volatility (Positive and negative variables) and utilized the Linear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) techniques to investigate asymmetric effects of exchange rate volatility on export diversification in Ghana for the period 1983 to 2015. The results indicate that exchange rate volatility has asymmetric relationship with export diversification in Ghana. The study revealed that other drivers of export diversification in Ghana are income, investment, infrastructure, openness, and inflation. The paper recommends that the Central Bank should strengthen its efforts at stabilizing the exchange value of the cedi.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Cogent Economics & Finance ; ISSN: 2332-2039 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-11 ; Abingdon: Taylor & Francis

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
export diversification
symmetric
asymmetric
linear autoregressive distributed lag
nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag
Ghana

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Obeng, Camara Kwasi
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Taylor & Francis
(wo)
Abingdon
(wann)
2018

DOI
doi:10.1080/23322039.2018.1460027
Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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  • Artikel

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  • Obeng, Camara Kwasi
  • Taylor & Francis

Entstanden

  • 2018

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