Unveiling the Effects of Foreign Exchange Intervention
Author: Gustavo Adler
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2015-06-23
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 1513534602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe study the effect of foreign exchange intervention on the exchange rate relying on an instrumental-variables panel approach. We find robust evidence that intervention affects the level of the exchange rate in an economically meaningful way. A purchase of foreign currency of 1 percentage point of GDP causes a depreciation of the nominal and real exchange rates in the ranges of [1.7-2.0] percent and [1.4-1.7] percent respectively. The effects are found to be quite persistent. The paper also explores possible asymmetric effects, and whether effectiveness depends on the depth of domestic financial markets.