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Malaysia and China: The Trade Balances, Foreign Exchanges and Crises Impacts

In: International Trade - On the Brink of Change

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  • Chan Tze-Haw

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China appears as the biggest trading partner for ASEAN economies, but it is inconclusive whether the complementarities between China and regional economies offset China's competitive threat. This study tries to assess if real exchange fluctuations and the demand-supply channels determine the Malaysia-China trade balances in the global crises era, 1997-2010. The finding generally supports the complementary role of China in the Malaysia-China bilateral trading. However, despite the long-run effect of real exchange on trade balances, the Keynesian demand channel was not uphold during and after the global financial crisis--due to the contractionary effect on Malaysian output. The Chinese inflation impact is also not evident following the foreign exchange shocks. Meanwhile, currency devaluation for exports gains is insufficient to sustain Malaysia output expansion against China. Further productivity growth in real and tradable sectors is essentially needed.

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  • Chan Tze-Haw, 2017. "Malaysia and China: The Trade Balances, Foreign Exchanges and Crises Impacts," Chapters, in: Anita Macek (ed.), International Trade - On the Brink of Change, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:109769
    DOI: 10.5772/66977
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    Keywords

    trade balances; contractionary effect; global crises; VARX; VECMX;
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    JEL classification:

    • P33 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - International Trade, Finance, Investment, Relations, and Aid

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