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Exchange rate policy and devaluation in Malawi:

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  • Pauw, Karl
  • Dorosh, Paul A.
  • Mazunda, John

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This study demonstrates why devaluation was ultimately necessary in Malawi and also what its eventual impact might be in terms of prices, income distribution, and domestic production. Our approach is to use a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to evaluate the economywide impacts of foreign exchange shortages in Malawi under two alternative exchange rate regimes. The foreign exchange shortages are modeled by simulating the effect of actual shocks, including tobacco price declines and reductions in direct budgetary support or foreign direct investments. We then evaluate the economy’s response to these shocks under a fixed exchange rate regime and a flexible exchange rate regime.

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  • Pauw, Karl & Dorosh, Paul A. & Mazunda, John, 2013. "Exchange rate policy and devaluation in Malawi:," IFPRI discussion papers 1253, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:1253
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    8. Hakeem Eltalla, 2013. "Devaluation and Output Growth in Palestine: Evidence from a CGE model," European Journal of Business and Economics, Central Bohemia University, vol. 8(4), pages 4221:8-4221, May.
    9. Aberman, Noora-Lisa & Edelman, Brent, 2014. "Challenges to Soya Export Promotion in Malawi: an Application of Net-Map in International Trade and Policy Reform," Conference papers 332472, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
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    exchange rate; Devaluation of currency; foreign exchange rationing; Currencies; Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model; Economic policy;
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