| ID | 187892 |
| Title Proper | Misalignments in Chinese real effective exchange rate from 1994 to 2020 |
| Other Title Information | a counterfactual analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gao, Yichen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Using a novel panel data method proposed by Hisao, Ching and Wan (2012), we empirically evaluate the misalignments between the actual and counterfactual values of Chinese real effective exchange rate (REER, CPI-based) from 1994 to 2020, where “counterfactual” refers to the counterfactual scenarios that some major economic events had not happened. These events include China's accession to WTO from December 2001, the reforms of exchange rate regime in July 2005, June 2010 and August 2015, China's economic stimulus package in November 2008, and the US-China trade dispute started from March 2018. We calculate the counterfactual values for both real and nominal effective exchange rates (REER and NEER) in order to examine the channels of the misalignments. We find that the reform of China's exchange rate policy in July 2005 and August 2015 increased Renminbi's trade competitiveness in real term compare to foreign currencies, while other events decreased it or had no effects. The misalignments in REER are caused by the changes in both NEER and China's CPI. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 75; Oct 2022: p.101828 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review 2022-09 75 |
| Key Words | Chinese Renminbi ; Nominal Effective Exchange Rate ; Real Effective Exchange Rate ; Treatment Effects |