THE EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CHINA'S LABOUR-INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING EXPORTS
Chinese policy-makers fear that an RMB appreciation will reduce low technology exports. We investigate this issue using data on China's exports to 30 countries. We find that an appreciation of the RMB would substantially reduce China's exports of clothing, furniture and footwear. We also find that an increase in foreign income, an increase in the Chinese capital stock, and an appreciation among China's competitors would raise China's exports. Because Europe is the second leading exporter of labour-intensive manufactures behind China, these results indicate that the appreciation of the euro relative to the RMB since 2001 has crowded out European exports. Copyright 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation 2009 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
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2009
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Authors: | Thorbecke, Willem ; Zhang, Hanjiang |
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Pacific Economic Review. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 14.2009, 3, p. 398-409
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Wiley Blackwell |
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