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4.5. CALIBRATING THE LUCAS MODEL 131is much too small. The implied persistence of the depreciation and theforward premium is also too low to be consistent with the data.The model does predict that the forward rate is a biased predictorof the future spot rate due to the presence of a risk premium. However,the size of the implied risk premium appears to be too small to providean adequate explanation for the data. We study the forward premiumpuzzle in greater detail in chapter 6.

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