The exchange rate pass-through to import and export prices : the role of nominal rigidities and currency choice /

The exchange rate pass-through to import and export prices : the role of nominal rigidities and currency choice /

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Author / Creator:	Choudhri, Ehsan U., author.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, Institute for Capacity Development, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (34 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/12/226 IMF working paper ; WP/12/226.
Subject:	Foreign exchange rates -- Econometric models. Imports -- Econometric models. Exports -- Econometric models. Exports -- Econometric models. Foreign exchange rates -- Econometric models. Imports -- Econometric models.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157496

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Other authors / contributors:	Hakura, Dalia S. International Monetary Fund. Institute for Capacity Development.
ISBN:	9781475589801 1475589808 9781475510232 1475510233 9781475580617 1475580614
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	"September 2012." Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Using both regression- and VAR-based estimates, the paper finds that the exchange rate pass-through to import prices for a large number of countries is incomplete and larger than the pass-through to export prices. Previous studies have reported similar results, which give rise to the puzzle that while local currency pricing is needed to account for incomplete import price pass-through, it would not imply a lower export price passthrough. Recent explanations of this puzzle have emphasized markup adjustment in response to exchange rate changes. This paper suggests an alternative explanation based on the presence of both producer and local currency pricing. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, the paper shows that a mix of producer and local currency pricing can explain the pass-through evidence even with a constant markup. The model can also explain the observed exchange rate and inflation variability as well as the fact that the regression and VAR estimates tend to be similar."--Abstract
Other form:	Print Version: 9781475589801
Standard no.:	10.5089/9781475589801.001

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Summary:	Using both regression- and VAR-based estimates, the paper finds that the exchange rate pass-through to import prices for a large number of countries is incomplete and larger than the pass-through to export prices. Previous studies have reported similar results, which give rise to the puzzle that while local currency pricing is needed to account for incomplete import price pass-through, it would not imply a lower export price pass-through. Recent explanations of this puzzle have emphasized markup adjustment in response to exchange rate changes. This paper suggests an alternative explanation based on the presence of both producer and local currency pricing. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, the paper shows that a mix of producer and local currency pricing can explain the pass-through evidence even with a constant markup. The model can also explain the observed exchange rate and inflation variability as well as the fact that the regression and VAR estimates tend to be similar.
Item Description:	"September 2012."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (34 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781475589801 1475589808 9781475510232 1475510233 9781475580617 1475580614
ISSN:	2227-8885 ;