Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/83861 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 552
Publisher: 
University of California, Economics Department, Santa Cruz, CA
Abstract: 
The linkages between the People's Republic of China and the other Chinese economies of Hong Kong and Taiwan are assessed, and compared against those with Japan and the US. We first characterize the time series behavior of three criteria of integration, namely real interest parity, uncovered interest parity, and relative purchasing power parity. There is evidence that these parity conditions tend to hold over longer periods between the People's Republic of China and all other economies, although they do not hold instantaneously. Overall, the magnitude of deviations from the parity conditions is shrinking over time. Amongst all, however, Hong Kong exhibits indications of a more advanced level of integration with the mainland. We also find that evidence is surprisingly positive for integration with the US. We then turn to examining the determinants of the degree of integration. Regression results suggest that the degrees of financial and integration depend upon the extent of capital controls, foreign direct investment linkages as well as exchange rate volatility.
Subjects: 
uncovered interest parity
real interest parity
purchasing power parity
exchange rates
capital mobility
market integration
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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