Trade Liberalization and Real Exchange Rate Movement

Download or read book Trade Liberalization and Real Exchange Rate Movement written by Ms.Xiangming Li and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although theory suggests that the real exchange rate should depreciate after a credible trade liberalization but could appreciate temporarily with a noncredible one, little empirical evidence exists. Unlike existing studies that use either indirect tests or unreliable openness measures, this paper uses an event study based on carefully documented trade liberalization in 45 countries. The result shows that real exchange rates depreciate after countries open their economies to trade. In countries with multiple liberalization episodes, however, real exchange rates appreciate during early episodes, suggesting that partial or noncredible trade liberalizations are associated with real appreciation.