Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/91438 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 1769
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
This paper aims to evaluate what are the main long run determinants of Chinese real exchange rate that have depreciated substantially compared to a basket of currencies. The Chinese government started a process of accumulating foreign reserve in growing speed measured in absolute or relative terms particularly after 2000. The results of this paper suggests that the econometric model traditionally used to estimate the equilibrium real exchange rate is substantially improved by the inclusion of the level of reserve in the model in the Chinese case. This variable seems to help explaining the dynamics of Chinese real exchange rate. The result of the paper creates additional challenges to estimate equilibrium real exchange rate and misalignments due to the fact that not just net foreign asset position is important to the long run exchange rate but also its composition might matter.
Subjects: 
exchange rate misalignment
effective exchange rate
cointegration
JEL: 
F4
F30
F31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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