Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques

We examine the existence of Real Interest Rate Parity (RIRP) for a number of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using time series techniques, we manage to identify cointegrating relationships. For a subset of countries our findings suggest the existence of a structural break. The panel results are also in favour of the RIRP