scholarly journals Elections and The Real Exchange Rate Volatility In Turkey (1992-2014)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cevat Gerni ◽  
Özge Buzdağlı ◽  
Dilek Özdemir ◽  
Ömer Selçuk Emsen
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Regime ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
The Real ◽  
General Elections ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Political Variables ◽  
Ruling Party ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

Sudden fluctuations that occur as results of politicians’ manipulation on the macroeconomic variables during the election period are called as Political Business Cycle. In recent years, exchange rate also has become an important subject of many studies in this framework. Before the elections, to gain the public’s votes, politicians firstly put pressure on the exchange rates to prevent currency depreciation, and then this can lead to manipulative fluctuations. In this respect, during the 1992:01-2014:12 periods in Turkey, the impact of the entire local and general elections on the real exchange rate volatility is examined using E-GARCH method. On the other hand, political variables such as independence of Central Bank, exchange rate regime, the number of representatives of the ruling party in the parliament and coalition are included to the model while the pre and after election period from the 1st to the 6th month as dummy variables. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be said that the elections and the political variables affect the real exchange rate and its volatility in Turkey. However, there is no significant evidence whether the politicians act opportunistic behavior to be reelected. Since the uncertainty during the election period cause outflow of the capital and deferral of the investment decisions of the investors until after the election, it may well be said that the politicians fail to influence the real exchange rate for their self-interests.

The effects of real exchange rate volatility on sectoral export flows under intermediate and flexible exchange rate regimes: Empirical evidence from Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 172-184
Author(s):  
Bahar Erdal
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Regime ◽  
Exchange Rate Regimes ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Flexible Exchange Rate ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

The aim of this paper is to analyse empirically the effects of real exchange rate volatility on sectoral exports in Turkey under intermediate and flexible exchange rate regimes. The cointegration test and error correction models are used to test the long-run relationship and short-run effects, respectively. The estimation results show that the real exchange rate volatility has negative and significant effects on sectoral exports in both intermediate and flexible exchange rate regimes. These empirical results are consistent with the theory. However, the impact of real exchange rate and foreign income appeared to be quite different for the two exchange rate regimes. Further, research is required to analyse the impacts of real exchange rate and foreign income on sectoral exports. Keywords: Real exchange rate volatility, real exchange rate, intermediate exchange rate regime, flexible exchange rate regime, sectoral export.

scholarly journals Asymmetric effect of exchange rate volatility on trade balance in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-359
Author(s):  
Nuraddeen Umar Sambo ◽  
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Ibrahim Sambo Farouq ◽  
Mukhtar Tijjani Isma'il ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
The Real ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

<abstract> <p>The relationship between real exchange rate volatility and the trade balance has been a contentious issue since the fall of Bretton woods agreement of 1973, owing to the lack of unanimity on the effect. This article provides empirical evidence of the link between the real exchange rate volatility and the trade balance in the light of financial development, confirming the assertion that the effect is significantly dependent on the country's level of financial development. Due to Nigeria's relatively undeveloped financial system, its exchange rate dampens the country's exports. Rather than studying the relationship in isolation, we examine the moderating role of financial development on the link between export and the real exchange rate volatility in this paper. The empirical estimation is based on the Nigeria's data set spanning the years 1980–2019, and it employs threshold autoregressive non-linear co-integration and non-linear ARDL estimation techniques. According to the findings, financial development magnifies the beneficial benefits of the real exchange rate on Nigeria's foreign trade. It also states that the uncertainty in foreign capital flows has a negative impact on Nigeria's international trade. The findings have broad policy implications, implying that in order to diversify and improve the economy's future growth and associated international trade, Nigeria's policymakers should promote adequate financial sector development, as financial shocks are amplified by poorly implemented credit markets.</p> </abstract>

scholarly journals Relationships between exchange rate regime, real exchange rate volatility and currency structure of government bonds in emerging markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22
Author(s):  
Viktar Dudzich
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Currency ◽  
Exchange Rate Regime ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Exchange Rate Policy ◽  
Original Sin ◽  
Rate Policy ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

AbstractPublic foreign currency borrowing is a common problem of emerging markets. Scholars named it the original sin of foreign debt. It has a proven negative influence on economic growth and development, undermining financial stability, and increasing the probability of monetary crises. The roots of the original sin often lay in emerging markets’ institutional underdevelopment, with low-quality monetary policy, inappropriate exchange rate regime choice, and exchange rate mismanagement being stated among the most important causes. This paper evaluates the influence of the exchange rate policy on the emission of foreign currency sovereign bonds in emerging markets. The relationship is estimated using panel data and GMM approach, with exchange rate regime type (both de jure and de facto) and real exchange rate volatility serving as explanatory variables. The findings reveal that fixed exchange rate regime and high real exchange rate volatility is promoting the foreign currency borrowing. Thus countries that want to reduce the burden of the original sin should lean towards a more flexible exchange rate policy while maintaining their real exchange rate stable.

scholarly journals THE RESPONSE OF ZIMBABWE TOBACCO EXPORTS TO REAL EXCHANGE RATES VOLATILITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Knowledge Mutodi ◽  
Tinashe Chuchu ◽  
Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rates ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Response Model ◽  
The Real ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Exchange Rates Volatility ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

The focus of this study was on investigating the response of tobacco exports to real exchange rates and real exchange rate volatility and other factors in Zimbabwe using secondary data spanning from 1980 to 2019. Bilateral nominal exchange rates and time-variant weights of Zimbabwe’s 10 major trading partners were calculated and used to compute the real exchange rate index. The time-dependent weighting system was used to better represent the evolution of trade patterns in the index. The arithmetic method was employed for computing the index. Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) and autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (ARCH) models were used to generate the real exchange rate volatility index. The export response function was adopted as the tobacco exports response model. The variables in the tobacco exports response model were the realworld Gross Domestic Product (GDP), real exchange rate, terms of trade, real exchange rate volatility and dollarization. A vector error correction model (VECM) was used to estimate the response of tobacco exports to real exchange rate, real exchange rate volatility and other factors. The VECM results indicated that real world GDP was insignificant in both the short and long run. In the long run, the real exchange rate appreciation had a negative impact on tobacco exports. Conversely, in the short run, the depreciation of real exchange rate had a positive impact on tobacco exports. Hence, the government has to adopt other mechanisms that reduce uncertain movements of exchange rates.

scholarly journals Impact of the Exchange Rate and Price Volatility on FDI Inflows: Case of Morocco and Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Azzouzi Asmae ◽  
Bousselhami Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Real Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Turkish Government ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Real Exchange Rate Volatility

This paper aims to examine empirically the impact of price and real exchange rate volatility on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows. The sample used is based on the Mediterranean countries of Morocco and Turkey for the period 1990-2017. Empirical findings for Morocco revealing that in both short and long-terms, real exchange rate volatility is negative and highly significant. Price volatility depicts a positive effect, which means that greater volatility of inflation may cause greater marginal profitability of capital and hence increase investment. On the other hand, for Turkey, FDI inflows are found more elastic to domestic price fluctuations. The exchange rate volatility, instead, turned out to have a positive but insignificant effect. In addition, we found that the potential market size rate, institution quality, and infrastructure appear to be the key factors in attracting foreign capital in both countries. As for trade openness, a positive effect on FDI flows is only perceptible in Morocco. In addition, the series of structural reforms carried out by Turkish government have generated real benefits for foreign investors by creating the adequate environment. This has allowed Turkey to overcome the problems it was facing in attracting foreign investment during the period analysed.

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