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13 May 2025
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No. 233

Exchange Rate Effects on Firm Performance: A NICER Approach

Nuwat NookhwunJettawat PattararangrongPhurichai Rungcharoenkitkul

Abstract

Under dominant currency pricing, exchange rate swings affect firms’ profits in domestic currency rather than price competitiveness. We quantify these valuation effects by constructing firm-specific exchange rates that reflect invoicing currencies and capture cashflow exposures. These net-invoice-currency-weighted exchange rates (NICER) outperform trade-weighted exchange rates in explaining firm profitability, particularly for smaller exporters. Higher trade dependency amplifies NICER sensitivities, while financial hedging only partially mitigates them. NICER fluctuations also impact firm liquidity and credit conditions, with large exporters offsetting liquidity shocks through external financing. These cash-flow effects, in turn, drive exporters’ investment and employment decisions.

Nuwat Nookhwun
Nuwat Nookhwun
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
Jettawat Pattararangrong
Jettawat Pattararangrong
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul
Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul
Bank of Thailand
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JEL: E44F31F41
Tags: exchange ratesvaluation effectsdominant currency paradigmfirm-level datafirm profitabilityinvoicing currencyexportsfinancial hedging
The views expressed in this workshop do not necessarily reflect the views of the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research or the Bank of Thailand.
Nuwat Nookhwun
Nuwat Nookhwun
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
Jettawat Pattararangrong
Jettawat Pattararangrong
Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research
Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul
Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul
Bank of Thailand

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