Real exchange rates, preferences, and incomplete markets: Evidence, 1961-2001

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Many international macroeconomic models link the real exchange rate to a ratio of marginal utilities. We examine this link empirically, allowing the marginal utility of consumption to depend on government expenditure, real money balances, or external habit. We also consider two environments with incomplete asset markets; one with exogenously missing markets but an endogenous discount rate that anchors the distribution of wealth and one with endogenous market segmentation. Although none of these satisfies theoretical and over-identifying restrictions for every country, utility with external habit persistence provides the best match with real exchange rates for OECD countries between 1961 and 2001.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Queen's Economics Department Working Paper ; No. 1246

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Subject: real exchange rate ; consumption ; marginal utility

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Head, Allen C. ; Mattina, Todd D. ; Smith, Gregor W.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Queen's University, Department of Economics
• (where): Kingston (Ontario)
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/67756
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET