Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies

his paper provides new evidence on the purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis in six East Asian countries. Based on nonlinear unit root tests, we discovered that the results are broadly consistent with the fact that real exchange rates (RERs) follow a nonlinear mean reversion process. We presen...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Zubaidi, Baharumshah, Liew, Venus Khim-Sen, Chowdhury, Ibrahim
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Published: Elsevier Inc. 2010
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description his paper provides new evidence on the purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis in six East Asian countries. Based on nonlinear unit root tests, we discovered that the results are broadly consistent with the fact that real exchange rates (RERs) follow a nonlinear mean reversion process. We presented new evidence that the adjustment towards the PPP parity is asymmetric (LSTAR process) above and below the equilibrium value in all but one case the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). The empirical results suggest that it is important that the conventional tests of PPP be amended to take account of asymmetries in the adjustment process in RERs.
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spelling unimas-180042017-10-06T07:49:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18004/ Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies Ahmad Zubaidi, Baharumshah Liew, Venus Khim-Sen Chowdhury, Ibrahim H Social Sciences (General) his paper provides new evidence on the purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis in six East Asian countries. Based on nonlinear unit root tests, we discovered that the results are broadly consistent with the fact that real exchange rates (RERs) follow a nonlinear mean reversion process. We presented new evidence that the adjustment towards the PPP parity is asymmetric (LSTAR process) above and below the equilibrium value in all but one case the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). The empirical results suggest that it is important that the conventional tests of PPP be amended to take account of asymmetries in the adjustment process in RERs. Elsevier Inc. 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18004/1/Asymmetry%20dynamics%20in%20real%20exchange%20rates%20%28abstract%29.pdf Ahmad Zubaidi, Baharumshah and Liew, Venus Khim-Sen and Chowdhury, Ibrahim (2010) Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies. International Review of Economics and Finance, 19 (4). pp. 648-661. ISSN 1059-0560 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1059056010000250 doi : 10.1016/j.iref.2010.03.002
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Ahmad Zubaidi, Baharumshah
Liew, Venus Khim-Sen
Chowdhury, Ibrahim
Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title_full Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title_fullStr Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title_full_unstemmed Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title_short Asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: New results on East Asian currencies
title_sort asymmetry dynamics in real exchange rates: new results on east asian currencies
topic H Social Sciences (General)
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