Central
banks often use interest rate policy tools to reduce exchange rate
fluctuations. However, it is debated whether the interest rates affect the
exchange rate in the literature. In this study, relationships between the USA
dollars exchange rate, EURO exchange rate and central banks’ policy interest
rate is examined. Central banks policy interest rate, USA dollar exchange rate
and Euro exchange rate are analyzed by econometric methods and by using data
covering 2003-2018 years in Turkey. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) Unit root
tests is performed to to prevent false correlation and to determine whether the
variables are at the same level of stability or not. Then, The Granger
Causality Test is applied to determine the causality relationship between the
interest rate and Exchange rate. According to the results obtained, it is
determined that there is meaningful bidirectional relation between the policy
interest rate and the exchange rate. In this context, the findings show that
Central bank policy interest rate has been an effective tool to reduce exchange
rate fluctuations in Turkey.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 26, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 31 |