A Consumption-Based Approach to Exchange Rate Predictability

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
857
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C5, F31, F47, G15
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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