... Then, the real exchange rate can be written as q = qTp, where22See, for example, Engel (1999).18 WORKING PAPER NO. 06-9 NONTRADED GOODS, MARKET SEGMENTATION, AND EXCHANGE RATES Michael ... particular,nominal and real exchange rates depreciate more in the absence of nontraded goods, and the role of these shocks in accounting for exchange rate volatility increases in the absenceof nontraded ... real exchange ratemovements.26As we shall see, this finding does not imply that nontraded goods do not playan important role in the behavior of exchange rates in our model.Nominal and real exchange...