Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies

This paper discusses the impact of exchange rates on the export performance of selected Southeast Asian economies, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. We construct an empirical model to account for the role of the real exchange rate and other economic fundamentals such as macroecono...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, Saadiah, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/
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description This paper discusses the impact of exchange rates on the export performance of selected Southeast Asian economies, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. We construct an empirical model to account for the role of the real exchange rate and other economic fundamentals such as macroeconomic stability, terms of trade, capital goods investment, external demand and human capital. The study makes use of a panel data and estimates an export equation using a fixed effect model. The findings in this study strongly corroborate results from the theoretical framework that exchange rate misalignment and exchange rate variability have significant impacts on export performance. The study also finds evidence that the export growth path or these selected economies are dependent on global demand conditions, especially demand from OECD countries.
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spelling upm-76272017-10-23T05:04:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/ Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies Mohamad, Saadiah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman This paper discusses the impact of exchange rates on the export performance of selected Southeast Asian economies, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. We construct an empirical model to account for the role of the real exchange rate and other economic fundamentals such as macroeconomic stability, terms of trade, capital goods investment, external demand and human capital. The study makes use of a panel data and estimates an export equation using a fixed effect model. The findings in this study strongly corroborate results from the theoretical framework that exchange rate misalignment and exchange rate variability have significant impacts on export performance. The study also finds evidence that the export growth path or these selected economies are dependent on global demand conditions, especially demand from OECD countries. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/1/7627.pdf Mohamad, Saadiah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2008) Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies. Asian Social Science, 4 (11). pp. 30-36. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/785 10.5539/ass.v4n11p30
spellingShingle Mohamad, Saadiah
Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title_full Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title_fullStr Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title_full_unstemmed Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title_short Exchange rates and export growth in Asian economies
title_sort exchange rates and export growth in asian economies
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7627/1/7627.pdf