Is Price in Hong Kong That Flexible? Evidence from the Export Sector

Using the Johansen procedure, this paper estimates and compares the adjustment speeds of Hong Kong’s export volume and export price. Result of this will have profound implications on the debate of the appropriateness of Hong Kong’s current exchange‐rate system. Two cointegrating vectors were found i...

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Published in:Asian economic journal 2002-06, Vol.16 (2), p.193-208
Main Authors: Yip, Paul S. L., Wang, R. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Using the Johansen procedure, this paper estimates and compares the adjustment speeds of Hong Kong’s export volume and export price. Result of this will have profound implications on the debate of the appropriateness of Hong Kong’s current exchange‐rate system. Two cointegrating vectors were found in our system, with one postulating the export volume equation and another postulating the export price equation. It was found that export volume will adjust relatively fast to shocks in the export volume equation, and that export price will adjust relatively slow to shocks in the export volume equation. On the other hand, export volume will be insensitive, and export price will adjust at moderate speed, to disequilibrium in the export price equation. Based on the estimated model, we also conducted simulation exercises to highlight the impacts of the appreciation of the US Dollar and the reduction in world demand on Hong Kong’s export volume during the crisis and post‐crisis periods.
ISSN:1351-3958
1467-8381
DOI:10.1111/1467-8381.00148