• Title of article

    Exchangeratevolatilityandproductivitygrowth:Theroleof financialdevelopment

  • Author/Authors

    Philippe Aghion، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    20
  • From page
    494
  • To page
    513
  • Abstract
    The vastempiricalexchangerateliteraturefindstheeffectofexchangeratevolatilityon real activitytobesmallorinsignificant.Incontrast,thispaperoffersempiricalevidence thatrealexchangeratevolatilitycanhaveasignificantimpactonproductivitygrowth. However,theeffectdependscriticallyonacountry’sleveloffinancialdevelopment.The results appearrobusttotimewindow,alternativemeasuresoffinancialdevelopment and exchangeratevolatility,andoutliers.Wealsoofferasimplemonetarygrowth modelinwhichrealexchangerateuncertaintyexacerbatesthenegativeinvestment effectsofdomesticcreditmarketconstraints
  • Keywords
    ExchangerateregimeFinancial developmentandgrowth
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846307