Nonlinearity in the real interest parity hypothesis

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2013

Öğrenci: ZEYNEP ŞEYMA KADAKAL

Danışman: DİLEM YILDIRIM KASAP

Özet:

This study examines Real Interest Parity (RIP) hypothesis for some old and present members of European Free Trade Area (EFTA). The analysis entails the application of nonlinear unit root tests proposed by Kapetanios, Shin and Snell (2003) and Kılıç (2011) for January 1967 and August 2012 period, which coincides with some stages of Balassa’s (1961) economic integration classification. The results show that nonlinearity in real interest rate differentials is significant for most cases and more supportive evidence for RIP can be obtained when nonlinearity is taken into consideration. Moreover, countries with stronger economic ties are more prone to verify RIP.