Exchange Rate Volatility and the Mixture of Distribution Hypothesis

31 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2005

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Luc Bauwens

Université catholique de Louvain

Dagfinn Rime

BI Norwegian Business School

Genaro Sucarrat

Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

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Date Written: January 30, 2005

Abstract

This paper sheds new light on the mixture of distribution hypothesis by means of a study of the exchange rate volatility of the Norwegian krone. First, we find that the impact of changes in the number of information events on exchange rate volatility is statistically significant, and recursive parameter analysis suggests the impact is relatively stable across three different exchange rate regimes. Second, our results do not support the hypothesis that an increase in the number of traders reduces exchange rate volatility. Finally, we report a case in which undesirable residual properties attained within traditional frameworks are easily removed by applying the log-transformation on volatilities.

Keywords: Exchange rate volatility, log-linear analysis, mixture of distribution hypothesis

JEL Classification: F31

Suggested Citation

Bauwens, Luc and Rime, Dagfinn and Sucarrat, Genaro, Exchange Rate Volatility and the Mixture of Distribution Hypothesis (January 30, 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=691885 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.691885

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Genaro Sucarrat

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