Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol

economic developments, a study on exchange rate behaviour becomes crucial for the economic stability and achievement of macroeconomic objectives. There have been claims that fixed exchange rate regime is more prone to overvaluation and responsible for devastating currency crises. However, empirical...

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Main Author: Zaghlol, Azlul Kalilah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19829/2/ABS_AZLUL%20KALILAH%20ZAGHLOL%20TDRA%20VOL%2012%20IGS%2017.pdf
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description economic developments, a study on exchange rate behaviour becomes crucial for the economic stability and achievement of macroeconomic objectives. There have been claims that fixed exchange rate regime is more prone to overvaluation and responsible for devastating currency crises. However, empirical studies on exchange rate behaviour do not seem to have established whether currency misalignment and the regime choice are the ones potentially responsible. This study thus examines the behaviour of exchange rates and its management given the unique experience in Malaysia during the 1997 financial crisis. Firstly, its objective is to measure real exchange rate misalignment (RERMIS) upon estimation of its equilibrium level. Secondly, this study tests the Fixed Exchange Rate Regime-Misalignment (FERRM) hypothesis in establishing whether the pegged regime contributed to the worsening of misalignment. The third objective looks into the exchange market pressure (EMP) and its associated intervention. It answers the question of “deliberateness” with regard to exchange rate management policy, specifically whether it is a resulting behaviour of deliberate action or merely due to the market forces.
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spelling oai:ir.uitm.edu.my:198292018-06-08T01:30:54Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19829/ Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol Zaghlol, Azlul Kalilah Malaysia economic developments, a study on exchange rate behaviour becomes crucial for the economic stability and achievement of macroeconomic objectives. There have been claims that fixed exchange rate regime is more prone to overvaluation and responsible for devastating currency crises. However, empirical studies on exchange rate behaviour do not seem to have established whether currency misalignment and the regime choice are the ones potentially responsible. This study thus examines the behaviour of exchange rates and its management given the unique experience in Malaysia during the 1997 financial crisis. Firstly, its objective is to measure real exchange rate misalignment (RERMIS) upon estimation of its equilibrium level. Secondly, this study tests the Fixed Exchange Rate Regime-Misalignment (FERRM) hypothesis in establishing whether the pegged regime contributed to the worsening of misalignment. The third objective looks into the exchange market pressure (EMP) and its associated intervention. It answers the question of “deliberateness” with regard to exchange rate management policy, specifically whether it is a resulting behaviour of deliberate action or merely due to the market forces. Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19829/2/ABS_AZLUL%20KALILAH%20ZAGHLOL%20TDRA%20VOL%2012%20IGS%2017.pdf Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol. (2017) In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IGS Biannual Publication, 12 (12). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
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Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title_full Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title_fullStr Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title_full_unstemmed Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title_short Exchange rate behaviour and management in Malaysia: empirical study across regimes / Azlul Kalilah Zaghlol
title_sort exchange rate behaviour and management in malaysia empirical study across regimes azlul kalilah zaghlol
topic Malaysia
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