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Exchange Rate Pass Through Into Domestic Prices In Mainland China, Xiangyu Zhang
Exchange Rate Pass Through Into Domestic Prices In Mainland China, Xiangyu Zhang
Theses : Honours
The present study sets up an empirical framework to study the exchange rate pass through (ERPT) issue in China's domestic markets, within the Chinese economic reform period from 1978 till present. The results show a relative low degree of pass-through to consumer and retail prices, but high degree of pass-through to producer and purchasing prices. It suggests that the degree of ERPT tends to diminish along the price chain. In addition, the results also show an increasing trend of the degree of ERPT in recent years. The speed of price reaction to exchange rate shocks may be quicker in recent …