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Oil prices and exchange rate volatility in Arab countries

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I test the bipolar view hypothesis on the exchange rates of countries of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) which are countries with relative free capital mobility. I find that oil price shocks seem to be the source of less flexible exchange rates.

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  • Gabriela Mundaca, 2013. "Oil prices and exchange rate volatility in Arab countries," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 41-47, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:20:y:2013:i:1:p:41-47
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2012.674200
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