The Overvaluation of Renminbi Undervaluation

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Yin-Wong Cheung

University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics

Menzie David Chinn

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Eiji Fujii

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Kwansei Gakuin University - School of Economics

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Date Written: January 2007

Abstract

We evaluate whether the Renminbi (RMB) is misaligned, relying upon conventional statistical methods of inference. A framework built around the relationship between relative price and relative output levels is used. We find that, once sampling uncertainty and serial correlation are accounted for, there is little statistical evidence that the RMB is undervalued. The result is robust to various choices of country samples and sample periods, as well as to the inclusion of control variables.

Suggested Citation

Cheung, Yin-Wong and Chinn, Menzie David and Fujii, Eiji, The Overvaluation of Renminbi Undervaluation (January 2007). NBER Working Paper No. w12850, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=959127

Yin-Wong Cheung

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