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JOEBM 2014 Vol.2(2): 158-162 ISSN: 2301-3567
DOI: 10.7763/JOEBM.2014.V2.117

Nature of Exchange Rates Cyclicality in Central and Eastern European Countries

Daniel Stavárek

Abstract—This paper provides empirical evidence on relationship between cyclical components of real effective exchange rate (REER) and selected macroeconomic fundamentals that are frequently used in exchange rate determination models. The analysis focuses on ten Central and Eastern European countries over the period 1998-2011. Cross correlation is applied on quarterly, filtered and seasonally adjusted data. Correlation coefficients are usually sufficiently high if REER leads or lags the respective variable of more than two quarters. However, results on procyclicality, acyclicality or countercyclicality of exchange rates are ambiguous and differ across the analyzed countries. Level of the country’s openness does not significantly affect intensity of the relationship between REER and macroeconomic fundamentals.

Index Terms—Business cycle, cross correlation, exchange rate, macroeconomic fundamentals.

D. Stavárek is with the Silesian University in Opava, School of Business Administration in Karviná, Czech Republic (e-mail: stavarek@ opf.slu.cz).

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Cite:Daniel Stavárek, "Nature of Exchange Rates Cyclicality in Central and Eastern European Countries," Journal of Economics, Business and Management vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 158-162, 2014.

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