Nonlinear Adjustment towards Purchasing Power Parity in ASEAN Exchange Rates

The major finding of this study is that the long run purchasing power parity (PPP) deviations of the major ASEAN exchange rates exhibit nonlinear adjustment which may be characterised by the Smooth Transition Autoregressive (STAR) model. This finding warrants us that policy decision based on inappropriate linear studies may not be effectiveness. Besides, exchange rates with deviations with higher speed of adjustment are found to be more pruned to currency crisis.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Liew, Venus Khim-Sen ; Baharumshahb, Ahmad Zubaidi ; Laub, Evan
Published in:	The IUP Journal of Applied Economics. - IUP Publications. - Vol. III.2004, 6, p. 7-18
Publisher:	IUP Publications

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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