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dc.contributor.authorBroz, J Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorFrieden, Jeffry
dc.contributor.authorWeymouth, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-24T19:43:18Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationBroz, J Lawrence, Jeffry Frieden, and Stephen Weymouth. 2008. “Exchange Rate Policy Attitudes: Direct Evidence from Survey Data.” IMF Staff Papers 55 (3) (July): 417–444. doi:10.1057/imfsp.2008.16.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1020-7635en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:33491214
dc.description.abstractAnalyses of the political economy of exchange rate policy posit that firms and individuals in different sectors of the economy have distinct policy attitudes toward the level and stability of the exchange rate. Most such approaches hypothesize that internationally exposed firms prefer more stable currencies and that producers of tradables prefer a relatively depreciated real exchange rate. As sensible as such expectations may be, there are few direct empirical tests of them. This paper offers micro-level, cross-national evidence on sectoral attitudes about the exchange rate. Using firm-level data from the World Bank's World Business Environment Survey, we find systematic patterns linking sector of economic activity to exchange rate policy positions. Owners and managers of firms producing tradable goods prefer greater stability of the exchange rate: in countries with a floating currency, manufacturers are more likely to report that the exchange rate causes problems for their business. With respect to the level of the exchange rate, we find that tradables producers—particularly manufacturers and export producers—are more likely to be unhappy following an appreciation of the real exchange rate than are firms in nontradable sectors (services and construction). These findings confirm theoretical expectations about the relationship between economic position and currency policy preferences.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernmenten_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillanen_US
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1057/imfsp.2008.16en_US
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dc.titleExchange Rate Policy Attitudes: Direct Evidence from Survey Dataen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.date.updated2012-07-06T16:02:29Z
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden_US
dc.relation.journalIMF Staff Papersen_US
dash.depositing.authorFrieden, Jeffry
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dc.identifier.doi10.1057/imfsp.2008.16*
dash.contributor.affiliatedFrieden, Jeffry


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