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- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Company
- Copyright
- Copyright ©
- ISSN
- 0219-0915
- eISSN
- 1793-6705
- DOI
- 10.1142/S0219091507001057
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This paper investigates the degree of volatility and asymmetric behavior of real exchange rates in East Asian. Exponential generalized autoregressive heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) is deployed to estimate the volatility of the exchange rate returns before and after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. We found that the EGARCH (1,1) specification fits the monthly currency series of the Asian currencies well, suggesting that volatility in exchange rates is time varying and asymmetric. The results show that before the crisis, only three currencies displayed evidence of asymmetries in their conditional variance. After the sharp fall in their currencies, all but one showed a significant increase in volatility and asymmetric effect. We conclude that the crisis caused a contagion that spread through the currency markets. The results of this study underline the importance of economic and political stability in the member countries for the stability of the regional economy.
Journal
Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies – World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: Jun 1, 2007
Keywords: EGARCH asymmetric exchange rates spillover effect JEL Classification: G12 JEL Classification: F31