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Currency Speculation and the Optimum Control of Bank Lending in Singapore Dollar: A Case for Partial Liberalisation

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  • Kenneth S. Chan
  • Kee-Jin Ngiam

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The monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has a policy of controlling bank lending in Singapore dollars to non-residents and residents outside Singapore. One of the objectives of this MAS policy is to discourage speculation against the Singapore dollar in times of currency crisis. The present paper reviews and suggests improvement of this MAS policy with other tax schemes in the literature such as the Tobin Tax, the Spahn Tax and the Eichengreen Tax in the market for foreign exchange.

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  • Kenneth S. Chan & Kee-Jin Ngiam, 1996. "Currency Speculation and the Optimum Control of Bank Lending in Singapore Dollar: A Case for Partial Liberalisation," Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports 321, McMaster University.
    • Handle: RePEc:mcm:qseprr:321
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    Cited by:

    1. Basant K. Kapur, 2007. "Capital Flows and Exchange Rate Volatility: Singapore's Experience," NBER Chapters, in: Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices, and Consequences, pages 575-608, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Peter Wilson, 2015. "Monetary Policy And Financial Sector Development," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 60(03), pages 1-25.

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    Keywords

    bank lending; currency speculation; currency crisis; foreign exchange market;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange

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