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Intra-Regional Currency Linkages And The Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime Of The Asean Region, Tung Nguyen Apr 2015

Intra-Regional Currency Linkages And The Evolution Of Exchange Rate Regime Of The Asean Region, Tung Nguyen

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This paper investigates the intra-regional currency linkages and evolution of exchange rate regimes of the Association of South East Asian Nations (A SEAN) region. Do nations follow regimes they are classified into? Have exchange rate regimes of ASEAN nations become more flexible and less dependent on the US dollar? Are the intra-regional currency linkages strong enough for ASEAN nations to form a monetary union? Answers to these are important as the official regimes announced by ASEAN countries may not reflect their actual behaviors. Using monthly exchange rates per unit SDR and foreign exchange reserves data spanning the entire post-Bretton Woods …