Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?

The main objective of this study is to investigate the predictability of Malaysian ringgit against currencies that are regarded as fundamentally unstable. The study is motivated by a hypothesis that postulates the performance of exchange rate predictability is better-off for currencies with weak mac...

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Main Author: Tamat Sarmidi
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3372/
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spelling ukm-33722013-02-14T13:48:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3372/ Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters? Tamat Sarmidi, The main objective of this study is to investigate the predictability of Malaysian ringgit against currencies that are regarded as fundamentally unstable. The study is motivated by a hypothesis that postulates the performance of exchange rate predictability is better-off for currencies with weak macroeconomic fundamentals or monetary instability. We employ bootstrap technique as proposed by Mark (1995) and later improved by Kilian (1999) to alleviate statistical inference intricacies inherit in the long horizon forecasting to three different monetary models (flexible, sticky and relative price) for ringgit against selected developing economies’ currencies. The empirical result shows the superiority of sticky price model for all prediction horizons along with the evidence of exchange rate predictability for ringgit against high inflation economies. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed Tamat Sarmidi, (2010) Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters? Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 44 . ISSN 0127-1962 http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/JEM/JEM-44-05-abstrak.html
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description The main objective of this study is to investigate the predictability of Malaysian ringgit against currencies that are regarded as fundamentally unstable. The study is motivated by a hypothesis that postulates the performance of exchange rate predictability is better-off for currencies with weak macroeconomic fundamentals or monetary instability. We employ bootstrap technique as proposed by Mark (1995) and later improved by Kilian (1999) to alleviate statistical inference intricacies inherit in the long horizon forecasting to three different monetary models (flexible, sticky and relative price) for ringgit against selected developing economies’ currencies. The empirical result shows the superiority of sticky price model for all prediction horizons along with the evidence of exchange rate predictability for ringgit against high inflation economies.
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Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
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title Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
title_short Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
title_full Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
title_fullStr Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
title_full_unstemmed Ringgit Malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
title_sort ringgit malaysia predictability: do currencies and prediction horizon matters?
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3372/
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