Impact of currency reform on Chinese external trade

This paper discusses the impact of Chinese authorities’ 2005 decision to abandon the fixed exchange rate regime on China’s international trade. After such reform, exchange rate volatility tend to arise and that can affect a country’s international trade. As the Chinese economy is highly reliant on i...

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Main Authors: Aftab, Muhammad, Ismail, Izlin
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Published: Institute of China Studies 2018
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description This paper discusses the impact of Chinese authorities’ 2005 decision to abandon the fixed exchange rate regime on China’s international trade. After such reform, exchange rate volatility tend to arise and that can affect a country’s international trade. As the Chinese economy is highly reliant on international trade, the consequences of exchange rate reform may be serious. Our findings reveal that the influence of exchange rate changes is negative only on China’s imports. There is no such influence for its exports. Therefore, the exchange rate fluctuations after the 2005 reform are encouraging for China’s trade balance. On the other hand, there is no significant effect on exchange rate volatility.
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spelling um.eprints-226942019-10-08T02:08:51Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22694/ Impact of currency reform on Chinese external trade Aftab, Muhammad Ismail, Izlin HG Finance This paper discusses the impact of Chinese authorities’ 2005 decision to abandon the fixed exchange rate regime on China’s international trade. After such reform, exchange rate volatility tend to arise and that can affect a country’s international trade. As the Chinese economy is highly reliant on international trade, the consequences of exchange rate reform may be serious. Our findings reveal that the influence of exchange rate changes is negative only on China’s imports. There is no such influence for its exports. Therefore, the exchange rate fluctuations after the 2005 reform are encouraging for China’s trade balance. On the other hand, there is no significant effect on exchange rate volatility. Institute of China Studies 2018 Article PeerReviewed Aftab, Muhammad and Ismail, Izlin (2018) Impact of currency reform on Chinese external trade. International Journal of China Studies, 9 (1). pp. 67-78. ISSN 2180-3250, https://www.um.edu.my/docs/default-source/ics/ics-ijcs/ijcsv9n1.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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