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Are All Measures of International Reserves Created Equal? An Empirical Comparison of International Reserve Ratios

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dc.creator Cheung, Yin-Wong
dc.creator Yuk-Pang Wong, Clement
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:57:32Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:57:32Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/17947
dc.identifier ppn:558205011
dc.identifier RePEc:zbw:ifwedp:5729
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/17947
dc.description Using available annual data of 174 economies since 1957, we examine the similarities and differences of seven international reserve ratios. While individual international reserve ratios display substantial variations across economies, they are associated with an economy?s characteristics including geographic location, income level, stage of development, degree of indebtedness, and exchange rate regime. The association pattern varies across time and type of international reserve ratios. Interestingly, there is only limited evidence that Asian and non-Asian economies have significantly different international reserve hoarding behavior. Our results suggest that the inference about whether an economy is hoarding too many or too few international reserves depends on the choice of international reserve ratio. Further, different international reserve ratios exhibit different persistence profiles, but the evidence of dependence on structural characteristics is rather weak.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel
dc.relation Economics Discussion Papers / Institut für Weltwirtschaft 2007-24
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/deed.en
dc.subject F30
dc.subject F40
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject International Reserve Ratios
dc.subject Structural Characteristics
dc.subject Cross-Economy Analysis
dc.title Are All Measures of International Reserves Created Equal? An Empirical Comparison of International Reserve Ratios
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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