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An empirical analysis of China's equilibrium exchange rate: A co-integration approach

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  • Gan, Christopher
  • Ward, Bert
  • Ting, Su Ting
  • Cohen, David A.

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This paper estimates time specific values for China's long-run equilibrium exchange rate and develops measures of the direction and extent of misalignment based on a reduced-form real effective exchange rate (REER) model. An appropriately specified long-run equilibrium model is estimated and tested following Johansen and Juselius (1990) procedures, which is then used to construct an estimated time path for long-run equilibrium exchange rate values.

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  • Gan, Christopher & Ward, Bert & Ting, Su Ting & Cohen, David A., 2013. "An empirical analysis of China's equilibrium exchange rate: A co-integration approach," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 33-44.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:asieco:v:29:y:2013:i:c:p:33-44
    DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2013.08.005
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