Real exchange rates and real interest rate differentials: a present value interpretation

Mathias Hoffmann and Ronald MacDonald

No 404, IEW - Working Papers from Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich

Abstract: Although the real exchange rate - real interest rate (RERI) relationship is central to most open economy macroeconomic models, empirical support for the relationship is generally found to be rather weak. In this paper we re-investigate the RERI relationship using bilateral U.S. real exchange rate data spanning the period 1978 to 2007. Instead of testing one particular model, we build on Campbell and Shiller (1987) to propose a metric of the economic significance of the relationship. Our empirical results provide robust evidence that the RERI link is economically significant and that the real interest rate differential is a reasonable approximation of the expected rate of depreciation over longer horizons.

Keywords: Real Exchange Rates; Real Interest Rates; Present Value Model. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E43 F31 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-02
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