Working Paper

Is the Ethiopian Birr Overvalued? A Sober Assessment

“The purpose of this short paper is to answer the question by examining whether the Birr is misaligned or it is close to its equilibrium value as determined by macroeconomic fundamentals. To do so, the paper estimates what is called the fundamental or equilibrium exchange rate and compares this value with the actual exchange rate to evaluate whether and /or the extent to which the actual exchange rate is consistent with the equilibrium exchange rate.”