The Pricing of Forward Contracts for Foreign Exchange

Korajczyk, Robert A.

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The Pricing of Forward Contracts for Foreign Exchange

Robert A. Korajczyk

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

June 6, 1984

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 93, No. 2, 1985

Abstract:
This paper investigates the nature of observed deviations from the unbiased expectations hypothesis in the forward foreign exchange market. If these deviations are due to risk premia then the same premia should be observed in nominal bonds denominated in different currencies. This condition imposes testable restrictions on the parameters of a mutivariate regression model. The empirical results are consistent with a world in which time varying risk premia cause the observed deviations from unbiased expectations.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 44

Keywords: Foreign exchange, uncovered interest parity, carry trade, forward market

JEL Classification: F3, F31, G1, G12, G15

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Date posted: September 29, 2011

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Korajczyk, Robert A., The Pricing of Forward Contracts for Foreign Exchange (June 6, 1984). Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 93, No. 2, 1985. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1935393

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