2nd Edition

Exchange Rate Economics Theories and Evidence

By Ronald MacDonald Copyright 2007
464 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

464 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

464 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

First published in 2007. Exchange Rate Economics: Theories and Evidence is the second edition of Floating Exchange Rates: Theories and Evidence, and builds on the successful content and structure of the previous edition, but has been comprehensively updated and expanded to include additional literature on the determination of both fixed and floating exchange rates. Core topics covered include: •... Read more
1. Introduction: Some Basic Concepts and Stylised facts and the Case For (and Against) Floating Exchange Rates 2. Purchasing Power Parity and the PPP Puzzle 3. The Economics of the PPP Puzzle 4. The Flexible Price Monetary Model 5. The Sticky Price Monetary Model 6. Empirical Evidence on the Monetary Exchange Rate Model 7. Currency Substitution and Portfolio Balance Models 8. Real Exchange Rate Determination: Theory and Evidence 9. Equilibrium Exchange Rates: Measurement and Misalignment 10. The New Open Economy Macroeconomics and Exchange Rate Behaviour 11. The New Open Economy Macroeconomics: Pricing to Market and Exchange Rate Volatility Redux 12. The Economics of Fixed Exchange Rates, Part 1: Target Zone Models 13. The Economics of Fixed Exchange Rates, Part 2: Speculative Attack Models and Contagion 14. The Market Microstructure Approach to the Foreign Exchange Market 15. Spot and Forward Exchange Rates and the Forward Premium Puzzle

Biography

Ronald MacDonald is the Adam Smith Professor of Political Economy,
University of Glasgow