Effects of fundamentals on the exchange rate : a panel analysis for a sample of industrialised and emerging economies

This paper tests the traditional monetary model of exchange rates for a sample of industrialized and emerging market economies by making use of panel techniques that allow for a high degree of heterogeneity across countries. The results demonstrated partial support for the monetary model for industrialised market economies but not for emerging ones. This constitutes a puzzle as it would expect countries with greater monetary instability to show a stronger association between exchange rates and monetary fundamentals. -- Foreign Exchange ; Fundamentals ; Panel Data ; Unit Roots ; Assets