An Evaluation of Foreign Exchange Intervention and Monetary Aggregates in Nigeria (1986- 2003)

Adebiyi, Michael Adebayo (2007): An Evaluation of Foreign Exchange Intervention and Monetary Aggregates in Nigeria (1986- 2003).

Abstract

The paper investigates the impact of foreign exchange intervention in the Nigerian foreign exchange market using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) modeling approach. Quarterly time series data spanning 1986:1 to 2003:4 are used and a number of statistical tools are employed to verify this hypothesis. The study examines stochastic characteristics of each time series by testing their stationarity using Phillip Perron (PP) test. This is followed by performing cointegration test using Johansen technique. The existence of co-integration motivates us to estimate the error correction model for broad money, M2. The overall finding from all the techniques employed is that foreign exchange intervention in Nigeria is sterilized because the cumulative aid, which constitute part of foreign exchange inflows, and net foreign assets variables, which are proxies for intervention, are not significant. Thus, paper concludes by recommending, among others, that the use of stock of external reserves to support the exchange rate through increased funding of the foreign exchange market should be encouraged.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Lagos, Nigeria, Department of Economics
• Language: English
• Keywords: Nigeria; Foreign Exchange Intervention; Co-integration and Auto-regressive Distributed Lag
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit > E52 - Monetary Policy; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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