01706cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008343 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875188 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Drees, Burkhard. Welfare Effects of Transparency in Foreign Exchange Markets : The Role of Hedging Opportunities / Burkhard Drees, Bernhard Eckwert. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (16 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper studies the impact of enhanced transparency on risk sharing opportunities in the foreign exchange market and the associated implications for ex ante welfare. Transparency is measured in this model by the informational content of publicly observable signals about exchange rate developments. We find that in this model more transparency improves welfare in economies that are poorly endowed with capital and/or where investors are not very risk-averse, while welfare is reduced in economies with large capital endowments and/or where investors are highly risk-averse. Mode of access: Internet Eckwert, Bernhard. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/219 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2002/219/001.2002.issue-219-en.xml IMF e-Library