Consumption and real exchange rates with incomplete markets and non-traded goods

Benigno, Gianluca and Theonissen, Christoph (2006) Consumption and real exchange rates with incomplete markets and non-traded goods. . London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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Abstract

This paper addresses the consumption-real exchange rate anomaly. International real business cycle models based on complete financial markets predict a unitary correlation between the real exchange rate and the ratio of home to foreign consumption when subjected to supply side shocks. In the data, this correlation is usually small and often negative. This paper shows that this anomaly can be successfully addressed by models that have an incomplete financial market structure and a non-traded as well as traded goods production sector.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2006 G. Benigno and C. Thoenissen
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F31 - Foreign Exchange F - International Economics > F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance > F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2008 11:35
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 23:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3758

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