Mean Aversion in and Persistence of Shocks to the US Dollar: Evidence from Nine Foreign Currencies

This paper analyses the statistical behavior of the US dollar, against nine different currencies, over the float period, with a monthly data set. The martingale hypothesis is rejected for all currencies. However, all currencies have a unit root. There is overwhelming evidence for significant positi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samih Antoine Azar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2013-06-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
Online Access:https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/510