The Impact of the Exchange Rate Regime on Exports

The Impact of the Exchange Rate Regime on Exports: Evidence from the European Monetary System

We employ the econometric techniques of multivariate cointegration and error-correction models to investigate the impact of the creation of the European Monetary System (EMS) on the volume of intra-European Union (EU) exports for eight EU countries. We find that for Ireland the EMS boosted the volume of intra-EU exports, whereas for Belgium, Denmark, and Germany, the EMS led to a decline in intra-EU exports. In the rest of the countries, there has not been a significant effect. Another important result is that, more often than not, the short-run impact of exchange rate volatility on the volume of intra-EU exports is insignificant.