Pimpy
There still seems to be some major confusion about what a real effective exchange rate is versus an actual nominal exchange rate...A Real Effective Exchange Rate is for assessing its trade capabilities...an increase in the nations REER is an indication that the exports are becoming more expensive and its imports are becoming cheaper. It is losing its trade competitiveness. So the REER is used to check out its competitiveness with other trade partners. That's it...It's not the same thing as a nominal exchange rate...
I read this book [ Quest For Good Money]...I kept playing with the numbers, reading my ass off...This is the formula they use [to determine the exchange rate]...The person that wrote the book said if they can get their inflation down, at it is down,...
and they can catch up to their dinar price parity...it should be at the pre-war rate...which is over $3.00. So I did the formula based on all the information they gave me, it came out to $3.56...I said wow, that's going to be phenomenal...that is worth getting excited about...The study does tell you that there's no reason Iraq can't be the most valuable currency out there...The question is always going to be whether they re-denominate or not.
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