Submitted by FABIANO ZIMMERMANN (fabpenna@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-02-26T20:45:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiano Zimmermann versao final.pdf: 445367 bytes, checksum: 653eae70f4eb404f167fdab5a327da7d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Renata de Souza Nascimento (renata.souza@fgv.br) on 2016-02-26T20:47:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiano Zimmermann versao final.pdf: 445367 bytes, checksum: 653eae70f4eb404f167fdab5a327da7d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-26T20:56:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiano Zimmermann versao final.pdf: 445367 bytes, checksum: 653eae70f4eb404f167fdab5a327da7d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-02 / O estudo busca identificar quais variáveis são as mais relevantes para previsão da taxa de câmbio real efetiva e analisar a robustez dessas previsões. Foram realizados testes de cointegração de Johansen em 13 variáveis macroeconômicas. O banco de dados utilizado são séries trimestrais e os testes foram realizados sobre as séries combinadas dois a dois, três a três e quatro a quatro. Utilizando esse método, encontramos modelos que cointegravam entre si, para os países analisados. A partir desses modelos, foram feitas previsões fora da amostra a partir das últimas 60 observações. A qualidade das previsões foi avaliada por meio dos testes de Erro Quadrático Médio (EQM) e Modelo do Conjunto de Confiança de Hansen (MCS) utilizando um modelo de passeio aleatório do câmbio real como benchmark. Todos os testes mostram que, à medida que se aumenta o horizonte de projeção, o passeio aleatório perde poder preditivo e a maioria dos modelos são mais informativos sobre o futuro da taxa de câmbio real efetivo. / This paper seeks to identify which variables are the most relevant for predicting the real effective exchange rate and analyze the robustness of these forecasts. Johansen Cointegration tests were performed on 13 macroeconomic variables. The database quarterly series are used and tests were carried out on the combined sets two by two, three by three and four by four. Using this method, we find models that cointegrated each other, for the countries analyzed. From these models, predictions were made out of the sample from the last 60 observations. The quality of the forecasts was assessed by the mean square error tests (RMSE) and Model Hansen Confidence Set (MCS) used a random walk model the real exchange rate as a benchmark. All tests show that, as we expand the forecast horizon, the random walk lose predictive power and most models are more informative about the future of the real effective exchange rate in the long term.

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A presente dissertação de conclusão de mestrado tem por objetivo contribuir com a literatura existente que versa acerca da estimação da Taxa de Câmbio Real (RER) através de fundamentos econômicos. O objetivo deste trabalho é utilizar o instrumental teórico de modelos com mudança de regime (Markov Switching) aplicado sobre os fundamentos que determinam a RER em um modelo de Cointegração. O modelo teórico utilizado para a estimação foi o proposto por Montiel (1999), modelo este que é mais indicado para países em desenvolvimento, para o período de 1994 até 2005. Os resultados obtidos na estimação da Taxa de Câmbio Real foram contundentes em demonstrar que havia três regimes distintos (definidos como sendo regimes de estabilidade, transição e risco extremo) na determinação da RER, indicando que havia uma relação não linear entre está última e os fundamentos econômicos. Verificou-se ainda que a magnitude e os sinais dos parâmetros dos fundamentos estimados para cada regime distinto eram diferentes, sugerindo que a RER reagia de maneira distinta a choques nos fundamentos econômicos de acordo com o regime que a economia se encontrava. Os coeficientes obtidos nas estimações foram utilizados para estimar uma Taxa de Câmbio de Equilíbrio, sendo possível identificar os desvios (misalignments) da taxa observa com relação à taxa estimada a parti r de 1994. / The present dissertation aims to contribute with the studies over Real Exchange Rate in Brazil and the impact of the economic fundamentals on its determination. The main purpose of the dissertation is to use the Markov Switching framework over the fundamentals in the estimation of the Real exchange Rate to the period between 1994 and 2005, using a model based on Montiel (1999), which is more appropriate to developing countries. The results show strong evidences that there are different regimes (interpreted as stability, transition and extremely risk), which can be understood as a non linear relationship between the Real Exchange Rate and the fundamentals. In other words, it was possible to show that the impact of the fundamentals over the Real Exchange Rate is submitted to three different regimes, where the magnitude and signal of their coefficients are different in each regime. The parameters of the model were used to estimate an Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, which was possible to demonstrate the misalignments after 1994.

Les crises monétaires sont les premières crises financières de l'histoire économique. Elles se traduisent par l'élimination ou la substitution des monnaies nationales. L'objectif de cette thèse est de poser les fondements théoriques et empiriques des crises monétaires, mais également de proposer un cadre de prévention de ce type de crise qui sévit en zone euro depuis 2008. Les débats économiques et politiques actuels autour des questions de désintégration monétaire témoignent de la persistance et de l'ampleur de la crise, où la légitimité et la souveraineté de la monnaie unique est menacée à moyen long terme. Les divers plans de sauvetage et les politiques d'austérité dans les pays-membres en difficulté ne sont que les conséquences et les coûts directs d'une telle crise. Ces derniers doivent interpeller les autorités de supervision à une plus grande vigilance, ainsi qu'à une politique de prévention plus avisée. L'objectif de cette thèse est double : dans une première partie, nous analysons le concept, les fondements historiques et théoriques des crises monétaires, puis dressons une typologie de celles-ci. Dans une seconde partie, nous apportons une contribution empirique relative aux déterminants des crises monétaires en zone euro et proposons un outil de prévention des crises monétaires, grâce à la mise en place d'un système d'alerte avancée (Early Warning System), par l'approche économétrique de type logit multinomial. Pour ce faire, la détection et la mesure des mésalignements des taux de change réels à l'intérieur de la zone euro est cruciale, puisqu'il constitue l'indicateur premier des crises monétaires. L'estimation des taux de change d'équilibre permettent ainsi d'apprécier la sur ou sous-évaluation des monnaies, indispensable à la mise en place d'un système d'alerte avancée, à des fins de prévention des crises monétaires. / Monetary crises are the first financial crises in economic history, which result in the elimination or substitution of national currencies. The aim of this thesis is to study the theoretical and empirical foundations of monetary crises. Furthermore, a framework for the prevention of such crises, raging in the Euro zone since 2008, is provided. The current economic and political debates about this issue reflect the persistence and the extent of this crisis, in which the Euro's legitimacy and sovereignty is threatened in the medium term. The various rescue plans and austerity policies in troubled member states are direct consequences and costs of this crisis. Consequently, supervisory authorities need to be more vigilant in strengthening their prevention policy. The purpose of this thesis is twofold: in the first part, we analyze the concept, the historical and theoretical foundations of monetary crises, and then develop a typology of them. In the second part, we provide an empirical contribution on the determinants of monetary crises in the euro area and propose a tool for preventing currency crises by setting up an Early Warning System, through the econometric approach of the multinomial logit model. As the primary indicator of monetary crises, the detection and measurement of real exchange rate misalignments within the euro area is decisive. The equilibrium exchange rates estimation allows the assessment of currency over- or undervaluation, which is essential for the implementation of an early warning system

[pt] Desde o século XVI, já existia a idéia de que o poder de compra deveria influenciar no valor de cada moeda. A fim de se entender as relações entre câmbio e inflação, modelos autoregressivos lineares sempre apresentaram dificuldades para superar o passeio aleatório. Possíveis fricções em operações cambiais podem dificultar a arbitragem próxima do câmbio de equilíbrio considerado pelos agentes financeiros. À medida em que se distancia do valor considerado justo, a convergência se torna mais intensa, pois os custos já não seriam uma parcela tão relevante para o lucro potencial da operação. No modelo não-linear proposto, há dois regimes diferentes: um próximo do equilíbrio (comportamento de passeio aleatório) e um comportamento longe dele ocorrendo simultaneamente, mas com pesos variáveis. A depender do nível do câmbio em relação ao equilíbrio, um regime ganha mais peso e outro perde relevância. Essa tese tem o objetivo de avaliar o caráter preditivo do movimento cambiais. O modelo não-linear ESTAR é usado para montar cestas de moedas a serem compradas e vendidas e o retorno advindo de oscilações cambiais é computado. Por fim, incorporamos os efeitos de juros ao modelo para montar portfólios de moedas a fim de simular o retorno de um investimento usando essa estratégia. Para as cestas de moedas, o modelo gerou bons retornos e baixos riscos, tanto em termos de desvio padrão quanto em termos de drawdown. Tal característica foi observada no modelo in-sample e no out-of-sample o que indica um forte caráter preditivo. Levando em conta o efeito dos juros, os portfólios com menos moedas apresentaram retornos positivos, porém essa vantagem é perdida ao se aumentar a quantidade de moedas. / [en] Since the sixteenth century, there was already the idea that purchasing power should influence the value of each currency. In order to understand the relationship between exchange rate and inflation, linear autoregressive models always presented difficulties to beat the random walk. Possible frictions in foreign exchange operations may hinder arbitrage close to the equilibrium exchange rate considered by financial agents. As the exchange rate distances itself from the value considered fair, the convergence becomes more intense, because the costs would no longer be so relevant to the potential profit of the operation. In the proposed nonlinear model, there are two different regimes: one near equilibrium (random walk behavior) and one behavior away from it occurring simultaneously, but with variable weights. For different levels of the exchange rate relative to the equilibrium, one regime gains more weight and the other loses relevance. This thesis aims to evaluate the predictive nature of the exchange rate movement. The nonlinear model ESTAR is used to create baskets of currencies to be bought and sold and the aggregate return based on exchange rate movements is computed. Finally, we consider the interest rate effects on the model to set up currencies portfolios in order to simulate the return on an investment using this strategy. For the baskets of currencies, the model generated good returns and low risks, based on both standard deviation and drawdown. This characteristic was observed in the in-sample model and in the out-of-sample model, which indicates a strong predictive power. Considering the interest effect, portfolios with fewer currencies showed positive returns, but this advantage is lost by increasing the number of currencies.

A segmentação dos mercados internacionais permite a existência do pricing-to-market, hipótese inicialmente formulada por Krugman (1986). O primeiro objetivo deste trabalho foi testar o pricing-to-market realizado pelos exportadores brasileiros entre 1999 e 2012 utilizando dados para 26 setores industriais. À partir do modelo de Marston (1990), a sua estratégia de identificação adotada foi expandida para ser utilizada em dados em painel e considerar a possibilidade de cointegração entre as variáveis. Modelos de correção de erros em painel foram estimados utilizando diferentes técnicas de estimação, o efeito médio da taxa real de câmbio no longo prazo é de 0.673, ou seja, um aumento de 1% na taxa real de câmbio leva a um aumento de aproximadamente 0.07% nos preços relativos. No curto prazo, o efeito médio da taxa real de câmbio é de 0.233 nos preços relativos. Então há um efeito maior da taxa real de câmbio no longo prazo que no curto prazo. Após encontrar evidências de pricing-to-market nas exportações brasileiras, este estudo testou a assimetria do pricing-to-market através do modelo de painel com parâmetros limiares proposto por Hansen (1999). Foi estudado se a assimetria ou a volatilidade cambial possuem efeitos no nível de pricing-to-market realizado. As evidências encontradas mostram que a taxa real de câmbio possui efeitos assimétricos, há um aumento do pricing-to-market com a desvalorização cambial. / The segmentation of international markets allows the pricing-to-market, hypothesis initially defined by Krugman (1986). The first objective of this work is to test the pricing-to-market held by Brazilian exporters between 1999 and 2012 using data panel for 26 industrial sectors. Using the model proposed by Marston (1990), his identification strategy has been expanded from and consider the possibility of cointegration between the variables. Panel error correction models were estimated using differents estimation techniques, the average effect of the real exchange rate in the long run is 0.673, i.e. an increase of 1% in the real exchange rate leads to an increase of 0.07% in relative prices. In the short term, the average effect of the real exchange rate is 0.233 in relative prices. So there is a higher effect of real exchange rate in the long run than the in the short term. After finding evidence of the Brazilian pricing-to-market, this study tested the asymetric pricingto-market using the panel threshold model proposed by Hansen (1999). It was examined whether the exchange rate asymmetry or the volatility have effects on the level of pricing-tomarket. The evidences shows the real exchange rate has asymmetric effects, there is an increase of brazilian pricing-to-market associated with a depreciated exchange rate.

Given the wide range of macroeconomic, financial and econometric frameworks commonly used to accommodate uncomfortable empirical evidence associated with the Forex market, this article aims to model and predict the monthly variation in American Dollar-Brazilian Real exchange rate, from January 2000 to December 2009, based on asset pricing theory. Wang (2008) and Engel and West (2005) are closer to ours, in terms of fundamentals of finance, while methodologically, we are close to Chong, Chung and Ahmad (2002) and da Costa et al. (2010). Our work is relevant to the empirical literature, since the prediction results are better than the random walk approach ones. The prediction error is about 5% and 14% for the exchange rate variation and in level, respectively. In 57.5% of the changes, our model predicts the correct change direction. The main contribution based on this framework, already used to understand the Forward Premium Puzzle for advancedeconomies, consists in the derivation and the implications of a system of linear relationships characterized by a Bivariate Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity-in-Mean (GARCH-M), useful empirically, once we have extracted a time series for a Stochastic Discount Factor (SDF) able to price the covered and the uncovered trading with U.S. Government bonds. The results suggest to the theoretical literature that, at least for monthly frequency, one should not omit the temporal variation of conditional moments of the second order. The hypothesis about the lognormal distribution of discounted returns and a parsimonious specification for conditional Heteroskedastic models can influence the predictive power of SDF, as well as the effects of the inclusion of risk premium. / Diante da vasta gama de arcabouÃos macroeconÃmicos, economÃtricos e financeiros que visam acomodar evidÃncias empÃricas desconfortÃveis associadas ao mercado cambial, este artigo visa modelar e prever a variaÃÃo mensal entre as moedas real brasileiro e dÃlar americano, de janeiro de 2000 a dezembro de 2009, baseado na teoria de apreÃamento de ativos. Este estudo agrega-se à literatura empÃrica, ao obter resultados preditivos superiores a um modelo de passeio aleatÃrio, com erros de previsÃo da ordem de grandeza de 5% e 14% para depreciaÃÃo e para o cÃmbio em nÃvel, respectivamente, e um acerto em 57,5% das vezes com relaÃÃo à direÃÃo da variaÃÃo cambial. Alinhado em fundamentos a Wang (2008) e Engel e West (2005) e metodologicamente a Chong, Chung e Ahmad (2002) e da Costa et al. (2010), a principal contribuiÃÃo no uso deste arcabouÃo, jà utilizado no entendimento do Forward Premium Puzzle para economias avanÃadas, consiste na derivaÃÃo e nas implicaÃÃes de um sistema de relaÃÃes lineares caracterizado por um Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity-in- Mean (GARCH-M) bivariado, o qual pode ser testÃvel, a partir da extraÃÃo via componentes principais da sÃrie temporal para um Fator EstocÃstico de Desconto capaz de apreÃar operaÃÃes coberta e descoberta de aquisiÃÃo de tÃtulos do governo americano. Os resultados sugerem, ainda, à literatura teÃrica que, ao menos para frequÃncia mensal, nÃo se deve desprezar a variaÃÃo temporal dos momentos condicionais de segunda ordem. A hipÃtese sobre a distribuiÃÃo lognormal dos retornos descontados e uma especificaÃÃo parcimoniosa para modelos de heterocedasticidade condicional podem prejudicar a capacidade preditiva associada do Fator EstocÃstico de Desconto, assim como os efeitos da incorporaÃÃo do prÃmio de risco.

A presente dissertação de conclusão de mestrado tem por objetivo contribuir com a literatura existente que versa acerca da estimação da Taxa de Câmbio Real (RER) através de fundamentos econômicos. O objetivo deste trabalho é utilizar o instrumental teórico de modelos com mudança de regime (Markov Switching) aplicado sobre os fundamentos que determinam a RER em um modelo de Cointegração. O modelo teórico utilizado para a estimação foi o proposto por Montiel (1999), modelo este que é mais indicado para países em desenvolvimento, para o período de 1994 até 2005. Os resultados obtidos na estimação da Taxa de Câmbio Real foram contundentes em demonstrar que havia três regimes distintos (definidos como sendo regimes de estabilidade, transição e risco extremo) na determinação da RER, indicando que havia uma relação não linear entre está última e os fundamentos econômicos. Verificou-se ainda que a magnitude e os sinais dos parâmetros dos fundamentos estimados para cada regime distinto eram diferentes, sugerindo que a RER reagia de maneira distinta a choques nos fundamentos econômicos de acordo com o regime que a economia se encontrava. Os coeficientes obtidos nas estimações foram utilizados para estimar uma Taxa de Câmbio de Equilíbrio, sendo possível identificar os desvios (misalignments) da taxa observa com relação à taxa estimada a parti r de 1994. / The present dissertation aims to contribute with the studies over Real Exchange Rate in Brazil and the impact of the economic fundamentals on its determination. The main purpose of the dissertation is to use the Markov Switching framework over the fundamentals in the estimation of the Real exchange Rate to the period between 1994 and 2005, using a model based on Montiel (1999), which is more appropriate to developing countries. The results show strong evidences that there are different regimes (interpreted as stability, transition and extremely risk), which can be understood as a non linear relationship between the Real Exchange Rate and the fundamentals. In other words, it was possible to show that the impact of the fundamentals over the Real Exchange Rate is submitted to three different regimes, where the magnitude and signal of their coefficients are different in each regime. The parameters of the model were used to estimate an Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, which was possible to demonstrate the misalignments after 1994.

This thesis provides an assessment of monetary integration in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) focusing upon its feasibility and trade implications, in order to inform policy about the group’s deep integration scheme. The first aspect of the original contribution of the thesis focuses on one of the main issues in the debate of the monetary union in the WAMZ, namely the degree of asymmetry in macroeconomic shocks. The study examines the real effective exchange rate (REER) behaviour among the prospective candidates to assess the degree of potential costs of giving up monetary policy autonomy. The evidence reported from VECM, impulse response and variance decomposition analysis points to heterogeneous economies. Therefore, idiosyncratic shocks imply the need for different policy responses to adjust to macroeconomic shocks. The findings strengthen the case for policy autonomy in the region. The second aspect of original contribution of the thesis evaluates the potential effect of a common currency on trade among WAMZ member countries. Using the existing currency union in ECOWAS, the CFA franc zone, the chapter estimates the effect of a common currency on bilateral trade over the period 1980-2016 using the gravity model. The main conclusion reached is that membership of the CFA franc zone has promoted bilateral trade among members by 60%. The findings support the hypothesis that a common currency increases bilateral trade, which is a helpful guide for a WAMZ monetary union. In summary, the thesis demonstrates that in the long term, a common currency would promote intra-community trade, but at present, a monetary union is not feasible due to asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Therefore WAMZ deep integration scheme would require members instituting adequate alternative adjustment mechanisms such as fiscal transfer schemes. / Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) for the financial support and Division of Economics (now Accounting, Finance and Economics Group) for the offering of the Graduate Teaching Assistant Studentship

Dans ce travail, nous analysons et comparons les comportements de localisation de trois différentes formes d'investissements durables (les greenfields seuls, les investissements directs étrangers totaux (IDE) et les investissements productifs intérieurs). Parmi un groupe de déterminants, dont une large partie est inspirée de la littérature empirique existante, nous étudions tout particulièrement le rôle que joue le taux de change réel sur l'attractivité des territoires vis-à-vis de chacun de ces investissements. Un tel examen est opéré à partir d'une économétrie de données de panel. Il consiste à tester un modèle de référence sur les greenfields, les IDE totaux ainsi que sur les investissements productifs – avec des spécifications adaptées à chaque cas – et à interpréter l'ensemble des résultats et en particulier les écarts obtenus. Pour appréhender les variables dépendantes, nous nous appuyons sur les séries statistiques de la CNUCED et de l'OCDE, ainsi que sur celles du FDI Markets (Financial Times), et de l'European Investment Monitor (Ernst & Young) qui ont jusqu'à présent été peu exploitées, voire ignorées, par les études portant sur le sujet. Plusieurs échantillons (global, européen et OCDE) et plusieurs périodes (2004-2010, 1998-2010, 1995-2010) sont retenus en fonction de la disponibilité des données. Nos résultats indiquent que les greenfields, les IDE totaux (et donc, par déduction, les fusions-acquisitions) et les investissements productifs répondent à des critères de localisation bien différents correspondant à leurs caractéristiques propres. L'impact qu'exerce notamment le taux de change réel sur chacun de ces capitaux est des plus intéressants. De faibles prix relatifs apparaissent ainsi comme attirant de façon sensible les investissements productifs, qu'ils soient d'origine domestique ou étrangère (greenfields). En revanche, il semble que ces prix relatifs n'aient aucune influence sur les recompositions transnationales de capital, déduites à partir des IDE totaux. / In this work, we analyze and compare locational behavior of three forms of durable investments (greenfields, foreign direct investments, and internal productive investments). Among a group of determinants, mainly inspired by the existing empirical literature, we study more particularly the role played by the real exchange rate on countries' attractiveness towards each of those investments. Panel data econometrics is used for this study. We test a basis model on greenfields, total FDIs, and on productive investments – with specifications adapted to each case – and then analyze the results, particularly when they show differences. In order to proxy the dependent variables, we use the UNCTAD and the OECD's data series, as well as the FDI Markets (Financial Times) and the European Investment Monitor (Ernst & Young) which have somehow been ignored by the studies on the subject until now. Several samples (global, European and OECD) and several periods (2004-2010, 1998-2010 and 1995-2010) are analyzed depending on data availability. Our results prove that greenfields, total FDIs (and mergers and acquisitions by deduction), and productive investments respond to different location criteria according to their characteristics. In particular, the impact of the real exchange rate on each of those investments is very interesting. While low relative prices attract significantly productive investments, financed by domestic or foreign multinational companies (greenfields), they don't seem to have any impact on mergers and acquisitions (deduced from total FDIs).