Conventional and unconventional approaches to exchange rate modelling and assessment

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-13

  Alquist, Ron ^a   Chinn, Menzie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Forecasting performance; Interest rate parity; Monetary model; Net foreign assets

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE RATE; FORECASTING METHOD; INTEREST RATE; MODELING; PREDICTION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RANDOM WALK METHOD;

EID: 38949094959     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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