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Going beyond the Big Mac index: Eqchange – a new powerful database on actual and equilibrium effective exchange rates
Academics have traditionally computed their own measure for assessing whether a currency is over- or undervalued, while policymakers rely on scarce public information with inconsistent data. This column introduces a new database, EQCHANGE, which includes nominal and real effective exchange rates, as well as equilibrium real effective exchange rates for more than 180 countries from 1973 onwards. It represents the longest and largest publicly available database on equilibrium exchange rates and corresponding misalignments. It is well documented that the build-up of large external imbalances across the Eurozone during ... (full story)
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