The Impact of Oil-Related Income on the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in Syria

August 1, 2008

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Jemma Dridi, and Maher Hasan. The Impact of Oil-Related Income on the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate in Syria, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed December 22, 2024

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Summary

This paper examines the impact of oil-related income, among other fundamentals, on the equilibrium real effective exchange rate (ERER) in Syria. After reviewing the evolution of the Syrian multiple exchange rate regime since 1960 and assessing alternative measures for the exchange rate, the paper analyzes the impact of oil-related income on the ERER in the context of a behavioral equilibrium exchange rate model. The analysis concludes that ERER appreciates with higher oil-related income, productivity and net foreign assets, but, at odds with the conventional wisdom, depreciates with higher government expenditures given that an increase in expenditures usually translates into higher imports and weaker current account position. In light of the projected real shocks associated with the depletion of oil and the change in other fundamentals in the context of the ongoing transition to a market economy, a more flexible regime would serve Syria better in the future.

Subject: Exchange rates, Oil, Personal income, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates

Keywords: Exchange rate, Government, Government expenditure, Syrian pound, U.S. dollar, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

30
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Working Paper No. 2008/196
Stock No:

WPIEA2008196
ISBN:

9781451870541
ISSN:

1018-5941

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