Modelling the rand and commodity prices: A Granger causality and cointegration analysis

This paper examines the ‘commodity currency’ hypothesis of the Rand, that is, the postulate that the currency moves in line with commodity prices, and analyses the associated causality using nominal data between 1996 and 2010. We address both the short run and long run relationship between commodity...

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Main Authors: Xolani Ndlovu, Eric Schaling, Paul Alagidede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
Online Access:https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/334