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title: External Debt & Exchange Rate Volatility in South Asia
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/sae-smppub-v-12-y-2023-i-1-p-83-110/
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identifier: RePEc:sae:smppub:v:12:y:2023:i:1:p:83-110
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featured: 2023-07-26
citations: unknown
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
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# External Debt & Exchange Rate Volatility in South Asia

External debt significantly increases exchange rate volatility in South Asian Countries, as per data from the World Development Indicators from 1980-2020.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1177%2F22779787221107711%3Bh%3Drepec%3Asae%3Asmppub%3Av%3A12%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A83-110
- Identifier: RePEc:sae:smppub:v:12:y:2023:i:1:p:83-110
- Released: 2023-07-26
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 9 (2023-07-26): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-07-26/
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- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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