Choice of Anchor Currencies and Dynamic Preferences for Exchange Rate Pegging in Asia

Syed Kumail Abbas Rizvi (), Bushra Naqvi () and Nawazish Mirza
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Syed Kumail Abbas Rizvi: Associate Professor of Finance, Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan.
Bushra Naqvi: Assistant Professor of Finance, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.

Lahore Journal of Economics, 2013, vol. 18, issue 2, 37-49

Abstract: This paper attempts to answer two important questions in the context of Asian exchange rate regimes with respect to the choice of anchor currencies and dynamic preferences for exchange rate pegging. According to our results, the US dollar is the first choice of a de facto peg for many countries such as China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Other countries, apart from Korea and Indonesia, seem to prefer a basket peg comprising two or more anchor currencies with rapidly increasing weight attached to the euro. This shift from the US dollar to the euro reflects changes in the choices, preferences, and policies of these economies as a result of varying macroeconomic and global financial realities.

Keywords: Exchange rate regime; flexibility; pegging; Asia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E42 E58 F31 F33 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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