Based on a dataset of 123 economies, both developed and developing countries, this paper investigates the relation between exchange-rate regimes and consumer price index (CPI) inflation performance. Our results suggest that those countries with flexible exchange-rate regimes are characterized by...

Based on a dataset of 123 economies, this paper empirically investigates the relation between exchange-rate regimes and economic growth. We find that growth performance is best under intermediate exchange rate regimes, while the smallest growth rates are associated with flexible exchange rates....

This paper presents a selective survey on some recent empirical attempts to test the validity of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) to explain exchange-rate movements in the main currencies, as well as the econometric methodology used in such tests. Finally, we offer some encouraging results...