A Habit-Based Explanation of the Exchange Rate Risk Premium

This paper presents a model that reproduces the uncovered interest rate parity puzzle. Investors have preferences with external habits. Countercyclical risk premia and procyclical real interest rates arise endogenously. During bad times at home, when domestic consumption is close to the habit level,...

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Main Author: Verdelhan, Adrien Frederic (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Finance Association/Wiley, 2013-01-09T19:29:08Z.
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