Heterogeneity of Agents and Exchange Rate Dynamics
Posted: 7 Mar 2008
Date Written: March 2008
Abstract
We develop and estimate a dynamic heterogeneous agent model for the EMS period. Our empirical results suggest that the existence of heterogeneous interacting agents is indeed a possible explanation for the dynamics of exchange rates during the EMS; we find strong evidence in favor of our model using in- and out-of-sample tests. Moreover, we show that the heterogeneous agent model outperforms the random walk in out-of-sample forecasting in all country/period combinations. Finally, we study the dynamic limit properties of the estimated non-linear system.
Keywords: Heterogeneous expectations, The European Monetary System, Non-linear modelling, Agent-based finance
JEL Classification: F3, G12
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