The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note

This paper presents and tests an augmented monetary model that includes the effect of stock prices on the bilateral exchange rates. The model is applied to the ringgit/US dollar (RM/US) ang ringgit/Japanese yen (RM/JY) exchange rates. The empirical analysis is conducted by the Johansen method of coi...

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Main Authors: Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi, M. Masih, A.Mansur, Azali, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116082/
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author Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi
M. Masih, A.Mansur
Azali, M
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Azali, M
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description This paper presents and tests an augmented monetary model that includes the effect of stock prices on the bilateral exchange rates. The model is applied to the ringgit/US dollar (RM/US) ang ringgit/Japanese yen (RM/JY) exchange rates. The empirical analysis is conducted by the Johansen method of cointegration. Using the data from the recent float that ends with 1996:Q4, the study is motivated, among others, by an interesting preliminary finding that although the augmented monetary model is cointegrated, it is subject to parameter instability and that the parameter time dependency can be attributed at least partly to aparticular subset of the variables in the system including stock prices. We find that a restricted VAR model which imposes exogeneity restrictions on I(1) variables, such as stock prices, among others, exhibits both cointegration and parameter stability. In addition, we demonstrate that exchange rate adjusts to clear any disequilibrium in the long-run relationship. The empirical findings tend to suggest that the equity market is significant in affecting the exchange rate and in explaining at least in part the parameter instability evidenced in the cointegrating system. Hence, we conclude that models of equilibrium exchange rate should be extended to include equity markets in addition to bond markets. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling upm-1160822025-03-19T03:22:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116082/ The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi M. Masih, A.Mansur Azali, M This paper presents and tests an augmented monetary model that includes the effect of stock prices on the bilateral exchange rates. The model is applied to the ringgit/US dollar (RM/US) ang ringgit/Japanese yen (RM/JY) exchange rates. The empirical analysis is conducted by the Johansen method of cointegration. Using the data from the recent float that ends with 1996:Q4, the study is motivated, among others, by an interesting preliminary finding that although the augmented monetary model is cointegrated, it is subject to parameter instability and that the parameter time dependency can be attributed at least partly to aparticular subset of the variables in the system including stock prices. We find that a restricted VAR model which imposes exogeneity restrictions on I(1) variables, such as stock prices, among others, exhibits both cointegration and parameter stability. In addition, we demonstrate that exchange rate adjusts to clear any disequilibrium in the long-run relationship. The empirical findings tend to suggest that the equity market is significant in affecting the exchange rate and in explaining at least in part the parameter instability evidenced in the cointegrating system. Hence, we conclude that models of equilibrium exchange rate should be extended to include equity markets in addition to bond markets. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116082/1/116082.pdf Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi and M. Masih, A.Mansur and Azali, M (2002) The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note. Japan and the World Economy, 14 (4). pp. 471-486. ISSN 0922-1425; eISSN: 0922-1425 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0922142502000191 10.1016/S0922-1425(02)00019-1
spellingShingle Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi
M. Masih, A.Mansur
Azali, M
The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title_full The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title_fullStr The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title_full_unstemmed The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title_short The stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: A note
title_sort stock market and the ringgit exchange rate: a note
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