Heterogeneity of agents and exchange rate dynamics: Evidence from the EMS

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Money and Finance
Year: 2010
Volume: 29
Issue: 8
Pages: 1652-1669

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We develop and estimate a dynamic heterogeneous agent model for the EMS period. Our empirical results suggest that the existence of heterogeneous interacting agents is indeed a possible explanation for the dynamics of exchange rates during the EMS. We find strong evidence of heterogeneous boundedly rational beliefs, and the fact that agents switch between these beliefs. Moreover, we show that the dynamic heterogeneous agent model outperforms the random walk and the static heterogeneous agents' model in out-of-sample forecasting in the large majority of country-horizon combinations.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jimfin:v:29:y:2010:i:8:p:1652-1669
Journal Field
International
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29