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Stability of East Asian Currencies during the Global Financial Crisis

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  • Junko Shimizu
  • Eiji Ogawa

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In this study, we investigate the movements of the nominal effective exchange rates (NEER) of East Asian currencies and the Asian Monetary Unit (AMU), which is the weighted average of East Asian currencies, during the course of the global financial crisis. We found that the NEER were more stable in countries that adopted the currency basket system even during the financial crisis. Comparisons made between the NEER and a combination of the AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators show intra-regional exchange rates among the East Asian currencies, and that there have been strong relationships between them before and after the global financial crisis. Accordingly, monitoring both the AMU and the AMU Deviation Indicators is effective in stabilizing the NEER of East Asian currencies. In this respect, our findings indicate that the AMU Deviation Indicators as well as the AMU will play a very important role in the surveillance of the stability of intra-regional exchange rates.

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  • Junko Shimizu & Eiji Ogawa, 2009. "Stability of East Asian Currencies during the Global Financial Crisis," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series gd09-083, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
  • Handle: RePEc:hst:ghsdps:gd09-083
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    1. Eiji Ogawa & Junko Shimizu, 2011. "Asian Monetary Unit (Amu) As A Surveillance Indicators For Regional Monetary Cooperation," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(01), pages 67-83.

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    Keywords

    currency basket system; effective exchange rate; global financial crisis; East Asian currencies;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

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