Irving Fisher, Expectational Errors, and the UIP Puzzle

46 Pages Posted: 22 May 2008

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Rachel A.J. Pownall

Tilburg University - Department of Finance; Maastricht University - Department of Finance

Kees C. G. Koedijk

Tilburg University - Department of Finance

James R. Lothian

Gabelli School of Business, Fordahm University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Ronald Mahieu

Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research, Econometrics and Finance Group; TiasNimbas Business School

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Date Written: May 2007

Abstract

We review Irving Fisher's seminal work on UIP and on the closely related equation linking interest rates and inflation. Like Fisher, we find that the failures of UIP are connected to individual episodes in which errors surrounding exchange rate expectations are persistent, but eventually transitory. We find considerable commonality in deviations from UIP and PPP, suggesting that both of these deviations are driven by a common factor. Using a dynamic latent factor model, we find that deviations from UIP are almost entirely due to forecasting errors in exchange rates, a result consistent with those reported by Fisher a century ago.

Keywords: Expectations formation, Irving Fisher, small-sample problems, UIP

JEL Classification: B01, F31

Suggested Citation

Pownall, Rachel Ann Jane and Koedijk, Kees G. and Lothian, James R. and Mahieu, Ronald J., Irving Fisher, Expectational Errors, and the UIP Puzzle (May 2007). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6294, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1136033

Rachel Ann Jane Pownall (Contact Author)

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