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To what extent does productivity drive the dollar?


Abstract: The continuing strength of the dollar has fueled interest in the relationship between productivity and exchange rates. An analysis of the link between the dollar's movements and productivity developments in the United States, Japan, and the euro area suggests that productivity can account for much of the change in the external value of the dollar over the past three decades.

Keywords: Foreign exchange rates; Labor productivity; Dollar, American;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Part of Series: Current Issues in Economics and Finance

Publication Date: 2001

Volume: 7

Issue: Aug

Order Number: 8