Current equilibrium exchange rate: methodology and estimations for Latin American countries

Vol. 42 No. 4 (2022)

Oct-Dez / 2022
Published December 21, 2022
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Bresser-Pereira, Luiz Carlos, Nelson Marconi, Tiago Porto, Eliane Araujo, and Rafael Leao. 2022. “Current Equilibrium Exchange Rate: Methodology and Estimations for Latin American Countries”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 42 (4):809-34. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572022-3436.
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Current equilibrium exchange rate: methodology and estimations for Latin American countries

Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira
Emeritus Professor of Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil.
Nelson Marconi
Associate Professor, Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil (FGV EAESP) and coordinator of the Center for Studies on New Developmentalism.
Tiago Porto
PhD candidate in Public Administration and Governance at Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil and researcher at the Center for Studies on New Developmentalism, Brasil.
Eliane Araujo
Associate Professor of Economics at Maringá State University, Brazil and Senior Post-doctorate fellow from CNPQ at Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, FGV, Brazil.
Rafael Leao
PhD candidate in Public Administration and Governance at Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil and researcher at the Center for Studies on New Developmentalism, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 42 No. 4 (2022), Oct-Dez / 2022, Pages 809-834

Abstract

This paper proposes a methodology for the estimation of the current account
equilibrium exchange rate – the exchange rate that guarantees the intertemporal current
account equilibrium for a country. Moreover, the methodology is tested throughout
appropriate econometric technics (VECM Models) for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and
Colombia, using quarterly data from around 2000 (according to data availability for each
country) to 2020. The model includes both long-term structural variables such as terms of
trade, goods and service trade as percentage of GDP and GDP per capita as well short term
policy variables such as interest rate differential and EMBI plus. Apart from proposing an
innovative methodology for estimating the current account equilibrium exchange rate, the
paper brings important insights in terms of chronicle and cyclical appreciation (depreciation)
of the exchange rate in LA countries. In addition, it shows high correlation between the
exchange rate negative (positive) misalignments and the current account deficits (surpluses)
in the countries analyzed.

JEL Classification: F30; F31; F4.


Keywords: Equilibrium exchange rate current account new developmentalism VEC Model

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