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Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Dynamic Oligopoly An Empirical Investigation

This paper explicitly takes into account the dynamic oligopolistic rivalry among source producers to evaluate the degree of exchange rate pass-through. Using recent time-series techniques for the case of imported automobiles in Switzerland, the results show that prices are strategic complements and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gross, Dominique
Other Authors: Schmitt, Nicolas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1999
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Inflation
Government And The Monetary System
Payment Systems
Exchange Rate Pass-through
Monetary Economics
Currency; Foreign Exchange
Regimes
Deflation
Exchange Rate Adjustments
Automobiles
Related Parts And Equipment
Money
Asset Prices
Models Of Trade With Imperfect Competition And Scale Economies
Price Level
Foreign Exchange
Standards
Currencies
Monetary Systems
Prices
Macroeconomics
Exchange Rates
Empirical Studies Of Trade
Other Transportation Equipment
Money And Monetary Policy
Oligopoly And Other Imperfect Markets
Belgium
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper explicitly takes into account the dynamic oligopolistic rivalry among source producers to evaluate the degree of exchange rate pass-through. Using recent time-series techniques for the case of imported automobiles in Switzerland, the results show that prices are strategic complements and that the degree of pass-through is lower in the long run than in the short run. We attribute this to the fact that, although some rivals match long-term price changes, others do not, inducing the producer who faces a change in exchange rate to absorb a greater proportion of the variation
Physical Description:33 pages
ISBN:9781451846621

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