Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Sub-Saharan African Economies and its Determinants

June 1, 2012

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Ivohasina F Razafimahefa. Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Sub-Saharan African Economies and its Determinants, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed December 30, 2024

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Summary

This paper analyzes the exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices and its determinants in sub-Saharan African countries. It finds that the pass-through is incomplete. The pass-through is larger following a depreciation than after an appreciation of the local currency. The average elasticity is estimated at about 0.4. It is lower in countries with more flexible exchange rate regimes and in countries with a higher income. A low inflation environment, a prudent monetary policy, and a sustainable fiscal policy are associated with a lower pass-through. The degree of pass-through has declined in the SSA region since the mid-1990s following marked improvements in macroeconomic and political environments.

Subject: Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rate arrangements, Exchange rate pass-through, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Prices

Keywords: Elasticities of pass-through, Exchange rate, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rate arrangements, Exchange rate depreciation, Exchange rate pass-through, Exchange rate regime, Exchange rate variability, Exchange rates, Hypothesis to CPI, Impulse responses, Inflation, Magnitude of pass-through, NEER, Pass-through, Pass-through elasticity, Pass-through hypothesis, Pass-through shift, Price level, Stability objective, Sub-Saharan Africa, Timing of the pass-through shift, West Africa, WP

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24
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Working Paper No. 2012/141
Stock No:

WPIEA2012141
ISBN:

9781475503982
ISSN:

1018-5941

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