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A1419
Title: Asymmetric and symmetric volatility models for exchange rates in India Authors:  Anand Shah - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India (India) [presenting]
Abstract: The aim is to model the monthly and the daily US, Euro Zone, UK and Australian exchange rates in India using the symmetric (sGARCH) and the asymmetric (GJR-GARCH and EGARCH) volatility models with the normal, the student $t$ and the skewed student $t$ error distributions. We also investigate the effect of the net US dollars (USD) purchase/ sale by the central bank, the net foreign institutional investor (FII) inflows and the one month forward spot differential on the monthly US exchange rate. Furthermore, we also test the presence of the calendar effect such as the monthly effect and the day-of-week effect on these exchange rates. The calendar effects in the mean model are pronounced and Fridays on an average witness an appreciation of the Indian rupee against all the currencies we tested. Month of August has significant impact on the US exchange rate and June on the other three exchange rates. The leverage effect is not pronounced in all the exchange rates. The concern that capital inflows, especially the easily repatriable ones, could appreciate the Indian rupee seems to be correct but the net purchase/ sale of USD by the RBI does not seem to be abating the impact.