The Impacts of Divisia Money on MYR/USD Exchange Rate Determination in Malaysia
Recent Developments in Asian Economics International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics
ISBN: 978-1-83867-360-4, eISBN: 978-1-83867-359-8
Publication date: 1 March 2021
Abstract
The unstable money demand function over the recent decades may explain the unsatisfactory performance of the exchange rate model. Numerous studies have shown that Divisia money serves as a better variable for a stable money demand function. In this study, Divisia money is used as an alternative money supply in MYR/USD exchange rate determination. This study finds that Divisia money differential, real income differential, relative short-term interest rate and real stock prices affect the MYR/USD exchange rate in the long run. The major implication of this study is that policy-makers could monitor the MYR/USD exchange rate via the money supplies following the principle of Divisia monetary aggregate, which assigns higher weightage to more frequently traded monetary assets.
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Acknowledgment
Financial support by University of Malaysia Sarawak via Principal Investigator Fund – 03(DPI21)985/2013(04) is gratefully acknowledged.
Citation
Leong, C.-M., Puah, C.-H., Liew, V.K.-S. and Nadiya, M.-S. (2021), "The Impacts of Divisia Money on MYR/USD Exchange Rate Determination in Malaysia", Barnett, W.A. and Sergi, B.S. (Ed.) Recent Developments in Asian Economics International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics (International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Vol. 28), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 243-261. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1571-038620210000028014
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