The time‐series properties of the risk premium in the Yen/Dollar exchange market
日元兑美元外汇市场风险溢价的时间序列性质
Abstract In this paper a VAR model is employed to construct a measure of the conditional expectations of the future yen/dollar spot rate. This measure allows us to examine the dynamics of an ex‐ante time‐series for the risk premium in the market. The VAR model produces ‘better’ forecasts than the survey responses for turbulent periods such as 1981–1982 and 1984–1985. The VAR‐generated expectations are then used to construct a risk premium time‐series. This risk premium…