Japan and the Republic of Korea (Korea) are close countries in terms of economic interaction and geography and important to the economic growth and development of the region. To quantify the impact of changes in the yen/dollar exchange rate and Japanese industrial production on the Korean...

The macroeconomic effects of capital account liberalization in Korea are examined. Simple data analysis suggests that capital account liberalization substantially changed the nature and composition of capital flows. Based on the VAR model, the authors find the following stylized facts. First,...

The status of the renminbi (RMB), China's currency, is not commensurate with the country's global economic prowess as the world's largest trading nation and second largest economic power measured by GDP. When the global financial crisis revealed the inherent defects of the existing U.S....

This paper attempts to survey current debates on the choice of exchange rate regime in emerging market economies. The issue of choosing an appropriate exchange rate regime is being actively discussed since the recent Asian crisis. As a lesson from the recent crises, one widely shared conclusion...

The Asian currency crisis in 1997 and the launch of the euro in 1999 made the possibility and desirability of introducing a regional currency union in East Asia a point of debate. At present, the empirical findings and policy implications of previous studies are mixed. We are still in need of...

This paper focuses on the following two issues. First, the paper investigates the extent to which financial development has contributed to economic growth in China. For this purpose, we utilize well-known financial development indicators and seek to find a long-run relationship between output...