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Estimation of the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate for Malawi

By Johan Mathisen

May 1, 2003

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Johan Mathisen. Estimation of the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate for Malawi, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed November 21, 2024
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This paper computes Malawi's equilibrium real exchange rate as a function of its fundamentals as derived from economic theory. It finds evidence in favor of the equilibrium approach to exchange rate determination, with several variables (particularly government consumption and real per capita growth) found to drive movements in the time-varying equilibrium real exchange rate. The results also indicate that following a shock there is a rapid reversion of the real exchange rate to its time-varying equilibrium, with a half-life of reversion of about 11 months.

Subject: Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Government consumption, International trade, National accounts, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, Terms of trade

Keywords: Africa, Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, Exchange rates, Expansionary fiscal policy, Fiscal policy variable, Government consumption, Malawi, Malawi equilibrium exchange rate, Nominal exchange rate depreciation, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, Terms of trade, Utility function, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    25

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2003/104

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1042003

  • ISBN:

    9781451852783

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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