Noise trading and exchange rate regimes

Olivier Jeanne and Andrew Rose

No G99/2, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series from Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Abstract: Both the literature and new empirical evidence show that exchange rate regimes differ primarily by the noisiness of the exchange rate, not by measurable macroeconomic fundamentals. This motivates a theoretical analysis of exchange rate regimes with noise traders. The presence of noise traders can lead to multiple equilibria in the foreign exchange market. The entry of noise traders alters the composition of the market and generates excess exchange rate volatility, since noise traders both create and share the risk associated with exchange rate volatility. In such circumstances, monetary policy can be used to lower exchange rate volatility without altering macroeconomic fundamentals.

JEL-codes: C15 F33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32p
Date: 1999-03
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Journal Article: Noise Trading and Exchange Rate Regimes (2002)
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