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External performance in low-income countries

by Alessandro Prati

Cover of External performance in low-income countries

Assessments of exchange rate misalignments and external imbalances for low-income countries are challenging because methodologies developed for advanced and emerging economies cannot be automatically applied to poorer nations. This paper uses a large database, unique in the set of indicators and number of countries it covers, to estimate the relationship in low-income countries between a set of fundamentals in the medium to long term and the real effective exchange rate, the current account, and the net external assets position."--Provided by publisher. Current account -- External sector -- Low-income developing countries -- Real effective exchange rates.

Foreign exchange ratesBalance of tradeBalance of paymentsDeveloping countries, economic conditions