Structural breaks in parallel markets?: the case of Nigeria, 1980-1993

被引:9
作者
Ashworth, J
Evans, L
Teriba, A
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Econ, Durham DH1 3HY, England
[2] Lagos Business Sch, Lagos, Nigeria
关键词
parallel markets; structural breaks;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3878(98)00112-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper demonstrates the importance of allowing for structural breaks in the time-series when investigating the relationship between the official and the parallel markets in foreign exchange. Only when structural breaks are accounted for does a relationship emerge in Nigeria. We find that over the period 1980-1993, the official rate has Granger-caused the parallel rate. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V, All rights reserved.
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页码:255 / 264
页数:10
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