Russian prices soar as exchange rate volatility hits economy hard
The article examines how changes in exchange rates affect prices in Russia from 2000 to 2012. They used a vector error correction model to estimate how quickly these changes in exchange rates impact domestic prices. The study found that exchange rate pass-through into prices was different in the short-run compared to the medium-run. They also discovered that exchange rate volatility had an effect on how much prices changed in response to exchange rate fluctuations.