Nonlinear adjustment of Asian real exchange rates

Economic Change and Restructuring

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-246

  Nusair, Salah A ^a  

^a GULF UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Nonlinear deterministic trends; Nonlinear unit root tests; Real exchange rate

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; TREND ANALYSIS;

CHINA; JAPAN; PHILIPPINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864445374     PISSN: 15739414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-011-9116-x     Document Type: Article

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