Devaluation expectations for the Swedish krona are estimated for the period 1982-1991 with several methods. First the "simplest test" is applied under either only the minimal assumption of "no positive minimum profit" or the additional assumption of uncovered interest parity. Then a more precise...

The Swedish exchange rate band is studied using daily data on exchange rates and interest rate differentials for the 1980s. Applying a number of different statistical and econometrics techniques it is found that the first generation of target zone models cannot provide an adequate explanation of...

This paper is a study of the intervention policy of the Swedish central bank using daily intervention data for the late 1980s. In contrast to the first generation of target zone models, we find that the interventions occur all over the exchange rate band and almost every day. Based on this...