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Title: | The determinants of time-varying exchange rate pass-through in South Africa |
Authors: | Jooste, Charl Jhaveri, Yaseen |
Year: | 2014 |
Periodical: | South African Journal of Economics (ISSN 0038-2280) |
Volume: | 82 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 603-615 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | exchange rates monetary policy economic models |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1111/saje.12058 |
Abstract: | The pass-through of shifts in the rand exchange rate to consumer price inflation has been well documented for South Africa. Although estimates of the absolute level of pass-through vary, some studies document a decline in pass-through over time. In order to better illuminate the policy implications of pass-through, this paper seeks to add to the literature by decomposing pass-through into a number of time-varying impulses. This has the advantage of providing deeper insights of pass-through over time and across various monetary policy regimes. The authors then analyse the determinants of time-varying pass-through. Their results confirm that pass-through has declined over time but is subject to a stable and low inflation environment. They also show that a volatile exchange rate leads to higher pass-through. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [Journal abstract] |