Exchange-Rate Exposure of Taiwanese Exporting Firms

2000 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 201-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoshin Chiao ◽  
Ken Hung
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Exchange Rate Risk ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Exporting Firms ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
Rate Risk ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the exchange-rate exposure of Taiwanese exporting firms. Particularly, we consider the effects of the timing of the three liberalization events through which the government carried out explicit policies to open gradually its foreign exchange and stock markets. First, we cannot corroborate that most exporting firms are individually exposed to exchange-rate risk. However, we cannot reject that the exporting firms are jointly exposed to exchange-rate risk in all sub-periods. Second, the timing of the three liberalization events greatly affects the exchange-rate exposure of Taiwanese exporting firms. Finally, the determinants of possibly time-varying exchange-rate exposure of exporting firms are exports-to-sales ratio, firm size, and the timing of the three liberalization events.

Exporters’ Exposures to Currencies: Beyond the Loglinear Model*

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1631-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Boudt ◽  
Fang Liu ◽  
Piet Sercu
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Real Option ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Constant Elasticity ◽  
Exporting Firms ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Level ◽  
Smooth Transitions

Abstract We extend the constant-elasticity regression that is the default choice when equities’ exposure to currencies is estimated. In a proper real-option-style model for the exporters’ equity exposure to the foreign exchange rate, we argue, the convexity of the relationship implies that the elasticity should depend on the exchange rate level. For instance, it should shrink to zero when the option to export becomes worthless, and that should happen at a critical exchange rate that is still strictly positive. We propose a class of tractable multi-regime regression models featuring, in line with the real-options logic, smooth transitions and within-regime dynamics in the foreign exchange exposure. We then analyze the exchange rate exposure of Chinese exporting firms and find that the model in which the moneyness of the export option has a positive impact on the exchange rate exposure detects a significantly positive and convex exposure for 40% and 65% of the firms depending on whether the market return is included in the regression or not.

scholarly journals Unanticipated Exchange Rate Risk And U.S. Imports

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Abdul H. Sukar
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Exchange Rate Risk ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Rate Risk ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
The Relationship

<span>The effect of exchange rate risk on trade is one of the more controversial issues in international trade. This paper uses cointegration and error-correction approach to investigate the relationship between unanticipated exchange rate risk and U.S. imports over the period 1974:1-1992:4. The major finding of this study is that the exchange rate risk has a significant negative impact on U.S. imports.</span>

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