Does exchange-rate uncertainty matter in the Malaysia–E.U. bilateral trade? An industry level investigation

Empirica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aftab ◽  
Rubi Ahmad ◽  
Izlin Ismail ◽  
Mumtaz Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate Uncertainty ◽  
Industry Level

Exchange-Rate Volatility and Industry Trade Between Japan and China

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1850268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee ◽  
Scott W. Hegerty ◽  
Jia Xu
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Exchange Rate Uncertainty ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Bilateral Trade Flows ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Export Industries

Exchange-rate risk is often thought to reduce international trade flows, but numerous theoretical and empirical analyses have pointed toward positive as well as negative effects. This is particularly true when bilateral trade flows for individual industries are estimated. In this study, we extend the literature to the case of Japanese trade with China for 110 import industries and 95 export industries. Aggregate Japanese exports, but not imports, respond to real exchange rate volatility in the long run, while most individual export and import industries respond in the short run. Although many individual Japanese import industries are affected in the long run by risk, mostly negatively, this is even more the case for exporters. A larger proportion of Japanese export industries are affected by exchange rate uncertainty for most industry sectors. Manufacturing exports are particularly vulnerable to this risk, with a large share responding negatively to increased volatility.

scholarly journals Effect of exchange rate uncertainty on bilateral trade performance in SAARC countries: a gravity model analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Banna Banik ◽  
Chandan Kumar Roy
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Gravity Model ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Exchange Rate Uncertainty ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Estimation Techniques ◽  
Trade Performance ◽  
The Impact

PurposeExchange rate uncertainty leads to an indecisive environment for imports and exports that would condense international trade, foreign direct investment, trade earnings, trade volumes, economic growth and welfare. This study aims to examine, empirically, the effect of exchange rate uncertainty on bilateral trade performance, focusing on eight SAARC member economies using the popular modified gravity model of trade.Design/methodology/approachThe paper includes eight SAARC members – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka panel data set over the period 2005–2018. The authors consider both standardized value (standard deviation) and conditional variance model to determine volatility of exchange rate. Primarily, ordinary least squares, random effects and fixed effects estimation techniques are employed to investigate the impact of exchange rate volatility. Endogeneity and robustness of the findings have been tested using the simultaneity-adjusted model and dynamic panel data two-step system GMM estimation techniques.FindingsEmpirical findings endorse the view that exchange rate volatility lowers trade flows in the SAARC regions. However, this adverse effect of exchange rate uncertainty on trade is pretty small. The negative correlation between exchange rate volatility and bilateral trade remains consistent and significant after controlling of simultaneous causality, autocorrelation, year effects, country-pair heterogeneity and endogeneity irrespective of panel data estimation techniques and different measures of volatility.Originality/valueThe present paper is original work.

Exchange rate risk and the bilateral trade between Malaysia and Singapore

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aftab ◽  
Ijaz Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Open Economies ◽  
Import Demand ◽  
Exchange Rate Risk ◽  
Export Demand ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Level ◽  
Rate Risk ◽  
Demand Models

Purpose This paper aims to examine the influence of exchange rate risk on the bilateral trade of two closely connected East Asian open economies – Malaysia and Singapore – at industry level. Design/methodology/approach This study estimates import and export demand models considering 65 import and 65 export industries of Malaysia, with Singapore using monthly data over the period 2000-2014. Generalized Auto Regressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model is used to measure the exchange rate risk, and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to co-integration is used to examine the study empirical models. Findings The findings suggest that exchange risk has an impact on a moderate number of industries in the short run; however, this influence endures in very few industries in the long run. It is interesting to note that exchange rate volatility expedites import demand for the large Malaysian import industries like gas and plastic. Originality/value No prior study has explored the topic at industry level focusing on the bilateral trade flows between Malaysia and Singapore. This research serves important implications while thinking about exchange rate risk and trade linkage in a case of open economies trade pairs that are highly integrated in presence of a variety of bilateral trade agreements and economic groupings.

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