/FXpuzzle

Replication codes for the paper.

Primary LanguageStataMIT LicenseMIT

Does the Exchange Rate Respond to Monetary Policy in Mexico? Solving an Exchange Rate Puzzle in Emerging Markets

by Pavel Solís (pavel.solis@gmail.com)

System Features

The results in the paper were generated using the following:

  • Operating systems: macOS 12.2.1, Windows 10
  • Software: Stata 17
  • Add-ons: scheme-modern, regsave, texsave, coefplot
  • Expected running time: 5 min

Contents of Folder

README.md (this file)

  • Codes folder with the following subfolder:
    • Analysis: replication script
  • Data folder with the following subfolder:
    • Analytic: analysis dataset
  • Docs folder with the following subfolders:
    • Paper folder: files that make up the manuscript
    • Figures folder: files with the figures
    • References folder: .bib file with cited references

Dataset

With the following exceptions, the variables in the dataset represent (percent) changes (* is a wildcard):

  • date* contain dates
  • idx*, regular and usjobsday are binary variables
  • levelwti reports end-of-day values

The following variables report intraday (percent) changes in 30-min windows:

  • gmxn*yr, mpsw28t, mpswc, trm*, usdmxn

Some variables use the following suffixes:

  • _ttwd for intraday (percent) changes in 50-min windows
  • _ttdm for daily (percent) changes

Instructions for Replication

Execute the codes.do file to replicate the results in the paper

  • The codes store the tables and figures in the respective folder

Execute the paper.tex file to generate the PDF version of the manuscript