This paper begins with a commentary on the unfolding of the Asian Crisis, and includes summary information on the effect of the crisis on the rate of economic growth and unemployment in the region. A review of current thinking on the causes of the crisis follows. This review evaluates whether...

Using weekly observations on 9 Asian currencies from November 1976 to December 2003, we re-examine the evidence of an emerging yen block in North and Southeast Asia. In contrast to previous research that assumes instantaneous adjustment of exchange rates by the region's Central Banks to...