Estimating the real exchange rate misalignment : case of Gabon

Kuikeu, Oscar (2012): Estimating the real exchange rate misalignment : case of Gabon.

Abstract

In cfa franc zone, the exchange rate was devalued, in 1994, in order to deal with the major macroeconomic imbalances that have affected the members during the 1980 decade. Thus, the aim of this paper is to know if this devaluation was relevant for Gabon an member state of the cfa franc zone, and, in the sense that the devaluation is relevant only if the real exchange rate is overvalued, we will assess the degree of the real exchange rate misalignment in Gabon.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: equilibrium real exchange rate, cfa franc zone
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C33 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F31 - Foreign Exchange

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