01964cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009457 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451867657 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lewis, Mark. Assessing Competitiveness and Real Exchange Rate Misalignment in Low-Income Countries / Mark Lewis, Aurelie Martin, Gabriel Di Bella. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (46 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 Assessing a country's competitiveness routinely starts with an analysis of the real exchange rate. However, in low-income countries, empirical analysis of the real exchange rate is often subject to important limitations that seriously weaken the results. This paper summarizes the methodologies used to assess real exchange rate misalignments and discusses the range of obstacles common to low-income countries. Recognizing the importance of using a wide range of indicators for assessing competitiveness in low-income countries, the paper discusses alternative competitive measures and then proposes a template of indicators to allow for a systematic assessment of competitiveness in low-income countries. The template is then used to rank countries according to their competitiveness performance in 2006. Mode of access: Internet Di Bella, Gabriel. Martin, Aurelie. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/201 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/201/001.2007.issue-201-en.xml IMF e-Library