China's Rapid Growth, Yuan Misalignment and Global Imbalances
Abstract
This paper develops a new international monetary framework for analysing the domestic and international repercussions of China’s exchange rate policy in the context of its rapid development. This straightforward framework reveals that misalignment of the yuan against major currencies artificially assists China’s output growth, contributes to global imbalances and limits household consumption, slowing the rise in living standards. Meanwhile, China’s Western trading partners, most notably the United States and the European Union, simultaneously experience external deficits, lower output and saving due to exchange rate misalignment.Download Info
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Paper provided by DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade in its series DEGIT Conference Papers with number c012_012.Length: 24 pages JEL Classification: F32, F33, F43
Date of creation: Jun 2007
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Handle: RePEc:deg:conpap:c012_012
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Keywords: output; expenditure; economic development; exchange rate misalignment; trading partners; global imbalances;This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2007-08-27 (All new papers)
- NEP-CBA-2007-08-27 (Central Banking)
- NEP-CNA-2007-08-27 (China)
- NEP-DEV-2007-08-27 (Development)
- NEP-MON-2007-08-27 (Monetary Economics)
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