Most proposals for Asian monetary cooperation assign a special role to the Japanese yen as an anchor currency. We focus instead on the potential role of the Chinese renminbi. It becomes increasingly clear that China will assume the role of the dominant economy in the region, and that it will...

In this paper we evaluate the feasibility of a common Asian Currency Unit (ACU) involving countries of East and South Asia. We analyze the various properties of an ACU and calculate it's value using weighted averages of the values of Asian currencies. Looking at the movement of individual Asian...

Die Volkswirtschaften Ost- und Südostasiens wachsen wirtschaftlich immer stärker zusammen. Der intraregionale Handel und die wechselseitigen Direktinvestitionen haben in den vergangenen Jahren stetig an Bedeutung gewonnen. Nur die Integration der Finanzmärkte der Region ist bislang weniger...

This occasional paper was written by Tony Latter (Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research and the University of Hong Kong).This paper aims to move the debate on Asian monetary union forward towards concrete exploratory work.The arguments in favour of monetary union – which is taken to mean,...

This working paper was written by Yin-wong Cheung (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Jude Yuen (University of California, Santa Cruz).The prospect of creating a currency union consisting of China, Japan, and Korea is evaluated using output data. After a brief discussion on the...

Most proposals for Asian monetary cooperation assign a special role to the Japanese yen as an anchor currency. We focus instead on the potential role of the Chinese renminbi. It becomes increasingly clear that China will assume the role of the dominant economy in the region, and that it will...

The objective of this paper is three-fold. First, the monetary and exchange rate regimes of the Asian countries are described and analyzed. The degrees of flexibility in exchange rates and capital controls vary across countries. Some countries have adopted a flexible inflation targeting...