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A study of the pass - through effects of exchange rates and international prices shocks on inflation in the Fiji Islands

Paul, Thomas M. and Tang, Yih P. and Bhatt, Markand (2014) A study of the pass - through effects of exchange rates and international prices shocks on inflation in the Fiji Islands. Journal of Business , 1 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2324-5832

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the exchange rates,international prices, and the demand shocks on inflation in Fiji Island. The study covers the annual data from 1975 to 2010.The variables are transformed into changes/per cent and then Ordinary Least Squares methodology (OLS) is used. The appropriateness of the OLS assumptions is tested including the normality of the residuals, autocorrelations,heteroskedasticity and functional forms. The main findings are that the Fijian dollar depreciation increases, the international price shocks in the form of Australian consumer prices increase, the Keynesian demand shocks increase, and the devaluation events increase the consumer price inflation in Fiji. As a monetary policy instrument the flexibility of the exchange rate policy is indispensable for Fiji to absorb appropriately the international supply and price shocks.
We have been able to include the international supply shocks, the domestic demand shocks, the exchange rates, and devaluation dummies in our model. Though we have used a simple OLS model, the originality of our study is the comprehensiveness of the theoretical variables in our model. This study will have an important implication for the small open economy of Fiji especially its exchange rate policy.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Accounting and Finance
Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Economics
Depositing User: Yih Tang
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2014 22:35
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2016 02:41
URI: https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/7567

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