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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825602703321

Autore

Shirono Kazuko

Titolo

Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc : : An Analysis of Currency Arrangements in East Asia / / Kazuko Shirono

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-9009-9

1-4527-5411-X

1-282-84226-9

9786612842269

1-4518-7150-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (34 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

330.4

Soggetti

Money - East Asia

Monetary policy - East Asia

Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models

Currencies

Econometric analysis

Econometric models

Econometrics & economic statistics

Econometrics

Economic Integration

Economic integration

Exports and Imports

Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

General equilibrium models

Government and the Monetary System

International economics

International Trade Organizations

International trade

Monetary economics

Monetary Systems

Monetary unions

Money and Monetary Policy

Money

Payment Systems

Plurilateral trade

Regimes

Regional trade



Standards

Trade Policy

Trade: General

Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Economic Trend in East Asia: 1990-2003; Tables; 1. The Growth Rate of Per Capita Income, 1990-2003 Average; Figures; 11. Share of Regional Trade; 12. Trade Share of Japan and the U.S; 2. Japan's Trade Partners; III. Gravity Model; A. Theory; B. Empirical Specification; IV. The Effects of Common Currencies; A. Data; B. Estimation Results; 3. Gravity Model Estimation Results; 4. Robustness Check; V. Yen Zone and Dollar Zone Revisited; A. Japan's Regional Economic Cooperation; B. Bilateral and Multilateral Currency Unions; 13. Trade Effects of Common Currency

14. Welfare Effects of Common CurrencyVI. Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc; A. Common Currency Arrangements in East Asia; 15. Trade Effects of Currency Unions; 16. Welfare Effects of Currency Unions; B. Sub-Regional Currency Unions; 5. Bilateral Arrangements vs. Regional Arrangements; 6. Common Currency Arrangements in East Asia - Trade Effects; 7. Common Currency Arrangements in East Asia - Welfare Effects; 8. Common Currency Arrangements with Australia and New Zealand-Trade Effects; 9. Common Currency Arrangements with Australia and New Zealand-Welfare Effects; C. Impact on the United States

10. Impact on the United StatesVII. Conclusion; References; Appendix Figures; A1. Imports from Germany to France; A2. Imports from Netherlands to Austria

Sommario/riassunto

This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of growing interest in forming a currency union in the region. The analysis suggests that currency unions with China tend to generate higher average welfare gains for East Asian countries than currency unions with Japan or the United States. Overall, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue if China's relative presence continues to rise in the regional trade.