International Trade and Exchange Rate

30 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2016

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Jong Kang

Asian Development Bank - Economic Research

Date Written: October 20, 2016

Abstract

Tepid trade growth since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC) has been partly attributed to sluggish demand from developed countries. However, data reveals that developing countries play a bigger role in holding back trade growth, while developed countries show quite robust import growth. Post-GFC, the exchange rate volatility has grown significantly. As decomposition of country groups by changes in currency valuation shows, however, local currency depreciation is not contributing to export growth as much as conventional wisdom dictates. On the other hand, countries with appreciating currencies show rising import intensity and significant export growth. This implies that the more countries undergo currency devaluation — the deeper the degree of devaluation and even competitive devaluations — the more likely international trade will grow slower.

Keywords: gravity model, real effective exchange rate, trade volume

JEL Classification: C23, F10, F31

Suggested Citation

Kang, Jong, International Trade and Exchange Rate (October 20, 2016). Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 498, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2856296 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2856296

Jong Kang (Contact Author)

Asian Development Bank - Economic Research ( email )

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