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Does the US international debt affect the euro/dollar exchange rate?

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The impact of the US international debt on the euro/dollar exchange rate is examined in the context of an Error Correction monetary model with rational expectations. Overall, the relative real income is the most economically significant determinant, whereas the debt is the most statistically significant determinant..

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  • Costas Karfakis, 2008. "Does the US international debt affect the euro/dollar exchange rate?," Discussion Paper Series 2008_06, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, revised Sep 2008.
    • Handle: RePEc:mcd:mcddps:2008_06
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    Monetary model; US international debt; co-integration analysis; error correction model;
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    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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