Exchange Rates Contagion in Latin America

Número: 
842
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C32, C51
Palabras clave: 
Exchange Rates, Contagion, Copula, Regular Vine

A regular vine copula approach is implemented for testing for contagion among the exchange rates of the six largest Latin American countries. Using daily data from June 2005 through April 2012, we find evidence of contagion among the Brazilian, Chilean, C