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The Impact of Exchange Rate Uncertainty on Exports in South Africa

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  • Goodness C. Aye

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa)

  • Rangan Gupta

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa)

  • Prudence S. Moyo

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa)

  • Nehrunaman Pillay

    (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa)

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of real effective exchange rate uncertainty (REER) on aggregate exports of South Africa for the period 1986Q4–2013Q2. Using a bivariate framework where the structural vector autoregression (VAR) is modified to accommodate bivariate GARCH-in-Mean (GARCH-M) errors, we find that exchange rate uncertainty has a significant and negative effect on exports. Comparing the response of exports to a shock in exchange rate from a model that includes the REER uncertainty with results from a model that restricts the coefficient of the exchange rate uncertainty to zero, we find that the response is more pronounced in the former model. Furthermore, real exports respond asymmetrically to negative and positive shocks of REER of the same size.

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  • Goodness C. Aye & Rangan Gupta & Prudence S. Moyo & Nehrunaman Pillay, 2015. "The Impact of Exchange Rate Uncertainty on Exports in South Africa," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 6(01), pages 1-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jicepx:v:06:y:2015:i:01:n:s1793993315500040
    DOI: 10.1142/S1793993315500040
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    Keywords

    Exchange rate uncertainty; real effective exchange rate; exports; bivariate GARCH-in-Mean VAR; C32; E32; F1;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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