| Exchange Rate Regimes in East Asia Contributor(s): Kawai, Masahiro (Editor), de Brouwer, Gordon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415322812 ISBN-13: 9780415322812 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: There is a deepening debate in East Asia about the prospects for common exchange rate arrangements, even including the formation of a common currency in the longer term. This raises a complex set of issues and this volume provides a detailed yet comprehensive examination of key issues in the debate. It looks, for example, at the nature and extent of linkages in East Asia, in terms of trade and foreign investment, finance, labour, and consumption, investment and output. It examines how the exchange rate affects various aspects of economies. And it critically analyses various proposals for currency regimes for the region, including floating exchange rates, basket pegs, and currency union. This book will be of interest to people studying common currency areas, international open economy macroeconomics, and regional economics, especially East Asia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Foreign Exchange - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy - Business & Economics | International - Economics |
| Dewey: 332.456 |
| LCCN: 2004050752 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.22" W x 9.46" (1.92 lbs) 492 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is a deepening debate in East Asia about the prospects for common exchange rate arrangements, even including the formation of a common currency in the longer term. This raises a complex set of issues and this volume provides a detailed yet comprehensive examination of key issues in the debate. It looks, for example, at the nature and extent of linkages in East Asia, in terms of trade and foreign investment, finance, labour, and consumption, investment and output. It examines how the exchange rate affects various aspects of economies. And it critically analyzes various proposals for currency regimes for the region, including floating exchange rates, basket pegs, and currency union. |