Exchange rate appreciation expectation, importer’s behavior and choice of invoicing currency: A theoretical model and yen’s empirical evidence

China Finance Review International

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-245

  Xu, Xiangyun ^a   Guo, Peng ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b Shanghai Futures Exchange   (China)

Author keywords

Appreciation expectation; China; Commercial pressure; Currency options; Econometrics; Exchange rates; Importer s invoicing currency; Imports; Invoicing; Japan; Renminbi; Yen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997006720     PISSN: 20441398     EISSN: 20441401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20441391211231024     Document Type: Article

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