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The Role Of Asean Exchange Rate Unit (AERU) For Asean-5 Monetary Integration: An Optimum Currency Area Criteria

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  • Dimas Bagus Wiranata Kusuma
  • Syed Mohammed Abud Ashif
  • Ali Musa Harahap
  • Muhammad Alam Omarsyah

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The idea for regional monetary integration is grounded by the process of convergence theory within the member states. The paper analyses the possibility of monetary union in ASEAN-5 countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. In terms of volatility, by using nominal deviation indicator assessment, the ASEAN-5 currencies are suggested to peg their national currencies into Yuan since it empirically brings the lowest level of volatility, both during normal and crisis periods. Therefore, Yuan could be proposed as the anchor currency for ASEAN-5 countries. Moreover, valuing the AERU in terms of a weighed average of Yuan is important to determine which countries are considered to be an Optimum Currency Area (OCA). The results statistically suggest that all ASEAN-5 countries could be grouped as OCA according to exchange rate stability criterion.

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  • Dimas Bagus Wiranata Kusuma & Syed Mohammed Abud Ashif & Ali Musa Harahap & Muhammad Alam Omarsyah, 2013. "The Role Of Asean Exchange Rate Unit (AERU) For Asean-5 Monetary Integration: An Optimum Currency Area Criteria," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 15(3), pages 59-88, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:idn:journl:v:15:y:2013:i:3:p:59-88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v15i3.68
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    Keywords

    Optimum Currency Area; AERU; ASEAN-5; Exchange Rate Stability;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

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