Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Dynamics

Introduction PART I: THE PURCHASING POWER PARITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATES Three Exchange Rate Puzzles: Fact or Fiction?; R.MacDonald The Real Exchange Rate Misalignment of the Five Central European Countries Single Equation Approach; J.Frait, L.Komárek & M.Melecký Real Equilibrium Exchange Rate in China: Is the Renminbi Undervalued?; V.Coudert & C.Couharde PART II: EXCHANGE RATES DYNAMICS AND PASS-THROUGH EFFECTS Exchange Rate Pass-Through Effect and Monetary Policy in Russia; V.V.Dobrynskaya & D.V.Levando Disaggregated Econometric Models to Forecast Inflation in Hungary; V.Várpalotai PART III: EXCHANGE RATES DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURAL SHOCKS ON ECONOMIES An Open Economy DSGE Model Linking the Euro Area and the US Economy; G.de Walque & R.Wouters Liberalization Shocks and Real Exchange Rate Appreciation in the Transition Economies; C.Papazoglou