Research Article

Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 25, 2017
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Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach

Abstract

A country’s economy may undergo a period of volatility due to domestic politics and challenging external environments. Foreign exchange rate is one of the factors that may affect and be affected by the economy of a nation significantly. Motivated by the volatile US Dollar exchange rate issue in Turkey, the impacts of speculation and manipulation on the dynamics of foreign exchange rate in developing markets are examined in this paper. The study focuses on the structures generating the unstable US Dollar exchange rate against Turkish Lira by using system dynamics approach, based on relationships among inflation, interest rate, exchange rate and monetary market. System dynamics is a convenient approach for this problem because of the nonlinear, dynamic and complex structure of this problem. First, a stable-market model is formulated by excluding any speculative and external disturbances, in the base model. Then, the effects of speculation among people, the existence of manipulative investors and interest rate adjustment intervention by Central Bank are included by extending the base model in each scenario. Simulation results reveal that coping with an economic crisis does not only depend on monetary policies but also on the perception and behavior of people. Policies that focus on preventing speculation/panic among individuals are therefore particularly important to avoid unstable fluctuations in exchange rates in developing markets.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İpek Dursun
BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye

Ceren Çehreli This is me
BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
United Arab Emirates

Yaman Barlas This is me
BOĞAZİÇİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Publication Date

December 25, 2017

Submission Date

September 28, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 2, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Dursun, İ., Çehreli, C., & Barlas, Y. (2017). Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach. Yildiz Social Science Review, 3(2), 103-120. https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM
AMA
1.Dursun İ, Çehreli C, Barlas Y. Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach. YSSR. 2017;3(2):103-120. https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM
Chicago
Dursun, İpek, Ceren Çehreli, and Yaman Barlas. 2017. “Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach”. Yildiz Social Science Review 3 (2): 103-20. https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM.
EndNote
Dursun İ, Çehreli C, Barlas Y (December 1, 2017) Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach. Yildiz Social Science Review 3 2 103–120.
IEEE
[1]İ. Dursun, C. Çehreli, and Y. Barlas, “Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach”, YSSR, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 103–120, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM
ISNAD
Dursun, İpek - Çehreli, Ceren - Barlas, Yaman. “Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach”. Yildiz Social Science Review 3/2 (December 1, 2017): 103-120. https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM.
JAMA
1.Dursun İ, Çehreli C, Barlas Y. Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach. YSSR. 2017;3:103–120.
MLA
Dursun, İpek, et al. “Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach”. Yildiz Social Science Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2017, pp. 103-20, https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM.
Vancouver
1.İpek Dursun, Ceren Çehreli, Yaman Barlas. Speculative Dynamics of Exchange Rates in Turkey: A System Dynamics Approach. YSSR [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;3(2):103-20. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54KB29HM