Real exchange rate behaviour in Tanzania.

dc.contributor.authorPantaleo, Innocent Muganyizi
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-19T19:03:32Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-07T15:53:02Z
dc.date.available2016-03-19T19:03:32Z
dc.date.available2020-01-07T15:53:02Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractIn this study the behavior of Tanzania's real exchange rate for the period 1966 to 2001 is examined through investigating the determinants of real exchange rate and its misalignment. The starting period is the year in which the Bank of Tanzania became operational. The study has employed econometric techniques of time series, with exchange rate misalignment analyzed using two approaches, the first one being use of the difference between actual real exchange rate and equilibrium real exchange rate and the second one using exchange rate premium as a proxy of misalignment. The results show that the long run determinants of real exchange rate in Tanzania include debt servicing, openness, terms of trade and reforms. The main hypothesis that periods of major external imbalance, foreign exchange control and fixed exchange rate regime are characterized with exchange rate misalignment which tend to disappear during the period of floating exchange rate regime was not rejected. Hence the conclusion that the period of major external imbalance, foreign exchange control and fixed exchange rate regime in Tanzania was characterized by exchange rate misalignment, which is disappearing during the period under which the economic reforms are being implemented. In addition, the results show that in the absence of other interventions, actual real exchange rate converge very slowly towards the long run equilibrium level.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPantaleo, I. M. (2004). Real exchange rate behaviour in Tanzania. Masters dissertation. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx?parentpriref=)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2034
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectCurrency exchangeen_US
dc.subjectTrade balanceen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectReal exchange rateen_US
dc.titleReal exchange rate behaviour in Tanzania.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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