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• Δημόπουλος, Γ. Δ.
• Φρατζέσκος, Ε. Κ.
• Καπόπουλος, Παναγιώτης

Measured against PPP. the drachma effective exchange rate was overvalued by a significant amount, implying that the devaluation on March 1998 was an adjustment of the exchange rate towards the long-run price differentials. The paper also analyses the links between fiscal policy, interest rates and the real exchange rate in Greece and attempts to empirically measure the forces that push the exchange rate toward real appreciation. The results suggest that positive shocks to government spending lead to an appreciation of the temporary component of the real exchange rate. Empirical findings imply that fiscal adjustment is very important to establishing exchange rate stability.

• Economics and Business
• Computer and information sciences

• Economic policy
• Statistics

Περιέχει πίνακες, διαγράμματα, σημειώσεις και βιβλιογραφία, We wish to thank P. Papadimitriou and F. Siokis for their constructive criticism and insightful comments. Naturally, the authors are responsible for any remaining errors. The views expressed are ours alone and they should in no part be attributed to the institutions mentioned above.