5.1-how effective are china's capital controls
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Guonan Ma and Robert N. McCauley
cptng ntptatn t ntatn t ntay py an
t gn xang at n cna tn a nt auptn
gang t tvn apta nt. At n n t ptu
t vw tat apta nt y at t apta fw wtut
atng t agntu. in t vw, t avy anag nnbxang
at p tat cna pt t ntay py an a nt v a
t-t ntt at. At t t n t vw tat apta nt a
t bnng nug t aw t cn gvnnt t t t-t ntt
at, pt t t fxbty t xang at. T ntat btwn
t vw apn n t ntxt gwng -b fw un t
unt an apta aunt n t pat 10 ya a w a t aatgn v auuatn n 2005.
dnt vw n t status quo a n t ntptatn ut
utu baatn apta fw. Agan, at n xt, t wu
unvny w tanatn t an tby at t x -b
apta fw, but wtut nay atng t tta vu. in t
ntptatn, apta aunt baatn gt b ntt t pat n
ntnatna nan, but nt t t w w t cn any. Att t xt, apta aunt baatn wu nfun t a an
ptn apta fw an utaty a btwn xang
at anagnt an an npnnt ntay py.
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T apt xan p vn t tn w tv cna
apta nt av bn n t pat an w tv ty an. W u
n t anay p vn bau t pv t t tng vn
n t qutn ( a un t fw vn, ma an mcauy
tng). ou ba nun tat utan ntt at nta
an tat cn apta nt av ntnu t bn. T bv
nta annt, n u vw, b aunt pauby by quty
t at. evn t nawng t nta n t unpggng
t nnbn Juy 2005 av t at ubtanta v. i apta nt
t bt, utu baatn y t p nntay n t
aat a tng baan xang at an nana an ntay
tabty bjtv.
W n ntay autny nawy n t t gvnnt abty
t t t-t t ntt at. su a ntn u b apppat
t any nuta unt w ntay py a nn t t
ttng a t-t ntt at. in at, cna ntay py py a
w vaty t ntunt, nung antatv nt pt
an nu nng at a w a quanttatv au u a v
qunt, nng quta, wnw guan an ttn n nvtnt.
su au u gv cna ntay py t anuv vn
t t-t ntt at w tgty ntan by t xang at
py. Tu, a nng tat t-t ntt at a nt tgty ntan
p a ortiorintay npnn n t ba n, w
vant n t a cna.
Growing cross-border fows in China
cna apta nt g a tw ptant atu. Ft, apta nt
tn t b tgt -b fw tugt t b vat tan tab fw. sn, t guaty g v t a t
n ba agant utfw twa n anagng tw-way -b
apta fw n a baan an. rat t t att t tnny
pya t ytay an agant t wn n t n tat nt
au n utfw a tngtn t t patn pu n
t xang at an v va. W u a naty nt g
u pat any anay, tngnt nt au v t-t
fw t t pvang at pu wu ggt t-t nttat a a uu au t ay apta nt.
on at ntnng t ay apta nt t z xtna
fw. dpt ntnu apta nt, t pat tw a av wtn
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a ap n cna -b fw n t unt an apta aunt.
A a a g t put (GdP), cna g -b fw
tan quntup t tan 120 p nt n 2005, tan 20 p
nt n 1982 (Fgu 14.1), wt a ntab aatn n t 1990. A,
ntwttanng t aab xpann t g unt aunt fw,
cna apta aunt fw av bn ganng atv ptan.1 in 2005,
g apta aunt fw pnt n-t cna tta g -
b fw, pa wt jut 13 p nt n 1982 an 25 p nt n 1990.2
T bap gwng -b fw uggt tat t cn
ny a b nangy pn an ntgat nt t gba ny
an tu pn t nfun gba at tan b. in
patua, ag xtna fw pnt t pptunt t av an va
apta nt. T n tun a qutn abut t ay apta
nt, wt patn ntay autny, nana tabty an utu
apta aunt baatn.
Fgu 14.1 Chinas gross cross-border fows,a 1982, 1990 and 2005 (p
nt GdP)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1982 1990 2005
percent
Gross capital account flows
Gross current account flows
a dn a t u bt an t fw n cna baan paynt, xung nt
an n.
Source: ceic data cpany.
Percen
tofGDP
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Gwng ta an nana pnn, wv, nt uppt an
at nun abut t ay apta nt. in patua, vn
ag an gy pnv -b fw u t wtut guttng apta
nt, jut a a an tab fw n nt py tv nt. A
t an tngnt tt apta nt tvn wt ubtanta
-b abtag pptunt pt a nab p. su a
ttba nt n fw but n n an pan a nat
w t tvn a va v t. Wn p an fw au
a ntnt wt a t, n an av at an ay nun gang
apta bty; but wn ty pnt n nt tn, p vn
u b gvn wgt. in a patu t xtng tatu, w
xan ny t p au n gaugng t apta bty.
Price test o capital mobility: onshore and oshore renminbi
yields
T bnatn n nnbntt at, Us a at an
nn-vab wa (NdF) xang at anay nxt, t tt apta
bty btwn cna an t nana at. T nu ypt
tat t a n ubtanta n btwn nnbntt at n,
n t n an, an t p by t NdF n njuntn wt Us
a lb, n t t.3 T tgy tatng u n
nnby gap ba n ma t a. (2004), a ta n t Appnx.
T a tat ag an ptnt n y gap uggt
gnant -b at gntatn an tu bnng apta nt;
but ana a gap nt nay py ntvn apta
nt. W ntpt t vn a upptng t atnatv ypt
t bng an nay ubtanta gap btwn n an
nnby. Aptan t ypt avu t vw tat apta
nt n cna av a an ubtantay bnng.
maung n an nnb y nta
epay n t a atvy -vp ny an gn xang
at, ntunt ut b n auy t p t tt. ca ut
b x n t nn atuty, quty an t. iay, n
want t pa ntunt nta atuty, njyng t a quty,
w a u by t a pvat pat, uuay ban. An apppatpan wu b btwn t y n ag Us a tat
pt n Nw Y vu y n Us a pt pt n lnn by
t tp-at ban tat pt t t Bt Ban Aatn (BBA). su
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a pan tn ba n t t-nt atuty tat pntatv
t an y. T ban nvv n t pan a qut
a n t ub-A t tanng.
Liquidity considerations. in t a cna, t ang a n pat
gttng a anab at btwn a pntatv nnb
ny at y, n t n an, an t NdF at, n t t. in
patua, t ntban nnbny at ta wt gatt quty
at vy t atutvngt t vn ayw t NdF at ta
wt gatt quty at ng tn t nt t n ya.
T apt pv n t pvu tat n
nnby gap n t nn quty (ma t a. 2004). T att
ta t abv natn an t pa t t-nt
cna ntban at (chiBor) y t t t-nt NdF.4 T
pan tt t a atvy ng an qu atuty n t t
ny at, n n an, an t a atvy t atuty n t
at, n t t. h, w upat t a au a w a
pnt t a anay wt a nw pan ba n a nt
pa ntunt. in patua, w a pa t wy autn at
PBc n-ya b avaab n 2004 wt t n-ya NdF. T
pa qu ntunt n bt at, atug t ntu pb
t n btwn t vgn b an t ban NdF pt( bw).
lquty a t tw at at w at t n-ya tn. T
PBc u 1.2 tn nnb(abut Us$150 bn) t n-ya b n
2005 ut a tta b uan 2.8 tn nnb, an avag wy
uan abut Us$3 bn quvant.5 F Januay t ma 2006,
uan ang btwn 40 an 120 bn nnb a w. in t NdF
at, t n-ya atuty pty t t ta atuty (ma t
a. 2004; db t a. 2006).T qu t ntunt tat a u abtag n an
y, t tng a bv a y n. on an
tn an abtag tunn n w ut abtag tanatn a nt
ptab, gvn b-a pa an any tnny fw t v
t at. T upt tat a nng tat apta nt a ntv u
w b ntnt wt bv y gap , ay, 25 ba pnt .
Credit considerations. Wt ga t t, pang vgn an ban
y n n an ntunt, ptvy, pbatn pnp, but n pat t nt w t pan ubtantay.
ct aut wap uggt tat t t tanng cna attat an
nuan paynt ny a anu ba pnt tan tat t aj
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ntnatna ban tat t Us a lb pan ( Tab A14.2). sn
nnbat w w tan t n PBc b y n t p
200406, t xng vgn an ban t wn t tat
y gap t p, tu avung t nng tat apta nt a
tv. But a w w bw, t a t tat y n
100 t 400 ba pnt wa t v ba pnt t n.
Wt u a pan chiBor an y, t n
tn t u t abut vau t bv y nta v u
t ap p. F 1999 t 2001, gy at ban ang
un ntnatna aw pa g (p) y tan t cn
ban ang n. Tang nt aunt t t n wu ny
av wn t gap.
An example o cross-border arbitrage on renminbiinterest rates. B
xanng t ata, t gt b uu t n a patua xap
an abtag tanatn at t n-ya tn by a utnatna wt a
ptab patn n cna. sn sptb 2003, t puatv
an t b ng n nnba gvn t tau u a a tng
nntv t, n t, nnbn an t wa
(tat , nng nnbn an bwng t ). on way
ntutng u a ptn t aat n cna nt t nvt nnb
nt a n t t a vn t t pant ut cna. inta, t
un a tan n nnban nvt n t cn ny at. T
y n t n-ya pt px by t PBc b at (n an tn
a ban tang t un n tut an nvtng n t PBc b). Tu, nnb
un av bn nt n.
sutanuy, t aat bw a at n-ya lb, pang
t a fw t unpa vn cna, an nnb n ya
wa agant Us a, ay, t a g un. T bnatn abwng an wa ptn aunt t bwng nnb
an nvtng t p nt a, an t at ntt pa (by
ntutn) t atvy w NdF-p nnby. At t ya n,
t nnbnvt n an b a at t tn-pvang
pt xang at, w a u t tn any pt n t
NdF, avng t wt t abtag gan btwn t ntt at n t
cn ny at an t w y. Tu, by aggng a unt
a payntnay, t pt patatnt a n t aqua ng nnbptn an n a gan by ng t .
on t uu atu t xap tat t w tat abtag
btwn t n ny at an t wa at
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nt t t ban. o u, nt a gn patng n cna a
ptab; av nt jnt vntu tat ntan u abtag an
nt a wu b wng t na t baan t n cna. Nvt,
u pat pptunt a tng bau tw a au t qua
ntt at u b tan t b y a ypt t nny
cn ban. inta, t pt pptunt pnt tv t gba
pan, w an b pu t bng t cna nt tauy
patn an n t bnt avng pat wtn an aun apta
nt n t n.
on nnby nta ba n t-ntchiBor
ou a anay pa a t ntt att -a t-
nt chiBorwt t nnb at p by t-nt
NdF an a lb. W un nay vy gnant n.
Fgu 14.2 pa t t-nt y gap t nnbwt Aan
p t p 19992001 an 200204. T abut vau t gap
btwn nnby n an avag 250300 ba pnt
n t v ya t ay 2004. T pa cna n t u ap
an n vy w pa wt t n nta 50100 ba pnt t kan wnn t a p, an a gap 2030
ba pnt bv t Japan ynb apta nt w t
n t ay 1980 (otan an Twa 1981). T nawng t nta
n 200204 wa n at vnt n t a cna tan t t
t Aan un.
An upat tat t y gap 19992006 va an vn bgg
avag gap 310 ba pnt n abut vau an a uggt va
tnt pa at ntn (Fgu 14.3). in gna, nt bn,n wu xpt at t b abv n at wn at
patpant a ptnng nnbwan an t nt tn
fw un utwa. cnvy, at wu a bw n
at wn ptnng avu nnbtngt an un a ng t
nt cna.
in t p t eat Aan nana tug unt ay
2001, t wgt ptnng wa n t tn a wanng
nnb, utng n g y . Tn w a p an ung 200102, w aw at bw t n, but
wt a gap tan 150 ba pnt. T p atu baan
ptnng n t nnb. Wt t ntnatn pub pu
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Fgue14.2Averageabsoluteons
horeoffshoreyieldspreads,19992001and20
022004(nbapont)
0100
200
300
400
500
600
PH
IN
ID
CN
TW
KR
Jan1999Dec2001
Jan2002Feb2004
0100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
PH
IN
ID
CN
TW
KR
Jan1999Dec2001
Jan2002Feb2004
Notes:PhP
lppne,iNina,idinone
a,cNcna,TWTawan(cna),krkoea.
Source:ma,G.,ho,c.anmcauley,r.N.,2004.Teaetfonon-e
lveablefowanAanuene,BisQuatelyrevew
,June:8194.
Aveageabolutepea
stanaeva
tonofteabolutepe
a
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tang patn n cna xang at py n sptb 2003, wv,
y pp ubtantay bw t n untpat. T
wgt ptnng wa n t tn a tngtnng nnb.
A cn pan nvt a ng bwng nt nnb,
v gwt aat, a xng t pa tat u b xpan by
t unt aunt upu an t nvtnt nfw. T avag y
gap wn t tan 360 ba pnt Januay 2003 t Ap 2006. T
gap a a pa 800 ba pnt n 2005, wn t p
y w bw z.6 sn t Juy 2005 py ang, wv, t y
gap a naw ayt tan 200 ba pnt.
T pnpa ag ba n u pvu an upat tat
t-nt tn t chiBor an nnbNdF tat t n
gap n t nnby a bn ptnty ubtanta n abut
t an t gn a bn ntnt wt pvang at pu. in
t w, tt, cna apta nt av pvnt unt -
b abtag t qua n an t-t y.
Fgu 14.3 The onshore less oshore renminbi yields, based on three-
month CHIBOR, 19982006 (n ba pnt)
-1,200
-1,000
-800
-600
-400
-200
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
D
ec-98
Apr-99
A
ug-99
D
ec-99
Apr-00
A
ug-00
D
ec-00
Apr-01
A
ug-01
D
ec-01
Apr-02
A
ug-02
D
ec-02
Apr-03
A
ug-03
D
ec-03
Apr-04
A
ug-04
D
ec-04
Apr-05
A
ug-05
D
ec-05
Apr-06
Basispoints
3m spread
Note: on y.
Sources: Bbg; PBc; aut wn tat.
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wat gt b t an pptunt py unv ntt paty.
Tu, n t nt b an at Juy 2005, cn autt wn
t nnba ntt gap by ung t n-ya PBc b at tug
py at ut agant t bap ng Us py at. T pn up
a 34 p nt gap btwn Us a an nnby.
Tn at Juy 2005, t cn autt ap xptatn a 34
p nt annua appatn tug tatnt an t atua pa t
pt aw. in, at xptatn t av bn aaby
w ntan ung t tantn (ma an mcauy tng). T
ntny u xang at xptatn an t annbntt
at nta v t p n an nnbat nt t
a ut n. ou ntptatn uggt tat t PBc de acto bav a
tug ntt at paty w an patng tagt n ttng ntt at
an t p t aw, tby pby wng t nnt n t
g tantn. T appa u an n t nab apta
nt t n pa, abt t xtnt at t t yng n t
nn-ntt at ntunt ntay py.
Fgu 14.4 Onshore less oshore NDF-implied yields, 20042007 (n
ba pnt)
-100
0
100200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Apr-04
Jun-04
Aug-04
Oct-04
Dec-04
Feb-05
Apr-05
Jun-05
Aug-05
Oct-05
Dec-05
Feb-06
Apr-06
Jun-06
Aug-06
Oct-06
Dec-06
Feb-07
Apr-07
Basispoints
12m yield gap 3m yield gap
Note: wy ata; 12-nt (t-nt) NdF, n-ya PBc b y (t-ntchiBor) an 12-nt (t-nt) lb.
Sources: Pp Ban cna; Bbg; Ban intnatna sttnt tat.
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T w a tpay pptunt t va t apta nt tat
a bau t ag btwn at vpnt an t atuatn
apta nt. in patua, t vpnt n 2006 an n wa
at gt av a a nw ann nfw tat p t naw t
n nta. An n nnbwa at wa t
ntu n at 2005.7 T n wa at aw pay wt
a pn n bt t n an at t ngag n abtag.
in patua, u pay u buy nnbwa n t n at
(at atvy g p ntt at) an utanuy nnb
wa n t at (at atvy w p ntt at). mu
bwng nnb an pang nnbn, u tanatn
wu tn t a t ntt at twa t ntt at
v, bngng t n an wa uv t a t
tan tw. su tanatn w appanty a pb by a auna
n t n punta guatn nt gn uny ptn ban,
w t t n nt pt but nt wa ptn. in t, t vpnt
t n wa at at a tpay ann abtag,
tug nt n w nug t a at t t v.
ou nuan ntptatn uppt by vpnt n ay 2007,
wn t n nnby gap tat wnng agan t
tan 300 ba pnt, puttng apta nt t a tng tt. in u
vw, t att wnng a t wt t ugnt ay apta
nt tan wt a pata va t abv at. in pn t t
nfw at t abtag btwn t an gng n wa
at, cn autt av, n t t quat 2006, tgtn
t u. mau tan av nu an xpt pbtn n
nttutn patpatng n t NdF at, an nun
wa ptn n t nw punta guatn nt ban gn uny
ptn an a ap utn n t de acto ng n cn nt
bngng a n.8 mv, n 2006, t aat pa
pt appatn an t ag ta upu av ntn
at xptatn utu appatn, ng t p y
t tun t z vn nt ngatv tty. sn t n-ya PBc b y
bun a w 1.5 p nt abut 2005 t 2.8 p nt by at
2006, t n y gap wn ut.
in tta, t w n btwn n an nnb
ntt at pnt t t ay apta nt. mt nty, t cn
autt gu t ntt at an xptatn appatn
nt ba ntny wt ng Us a ntt at t u t
nnt n t nta xang at g t. T utng n pntag
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in patua, cung t a. (2003) pt a tattay gnant wnwa
tn n t ntt at nta n t ap p Januay 1996 t
may 2002.9 engn ntptatn wan, wv, n t ut
pn n ata t ay t 1990. ra tat cna xpn a
but aty g nfatnang 20 p ntn 199495, tggng
a anan tgtnng by t autt. T n-nt cn ntban
at an at ub-gt v n 199597 an an at 68 p nt
tugut 1998. ony at t eat Aan nana a v ap
fatnay t t cn ny tug t appatn t
tv xang at t nnb cn pya ut ntt
at paty.
W tt t wng t ypt: tat t Us annbntt
at nta (n abut t) gnanty nt z; tat t
nta a wn a nng tn; tat t avag nta t tn
ang ung t ap p. ou tt a ba n t t au
ntt at n Fgu 14.6 Juy 1997 an Juy 2005 an aw pb
atu ba wtn t ap p. Tab 14.1 pt t tt ut,
nng t vw tat cna apta nt an tv.
Fgu 14.5 Domestic renminbi yields less US dollar yields, 19972005
(n ba pnt)
-500
-400
-300
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
J
un-97
D
ec-97
J
un-98
D
ec-98
J
un-99
D
ec-99
J
un-00
D
ec-00
J
un-01
D
ec-01
J
un-02
D
ec-02
J
un-03
D
ec-03
J
un-04
D
ec-04
J
un-05
D
ec-05
Basispoints
3m Chinese repo less US Treasury
PBC base lending rate less US Federal fund rate
3m CHIBOR less US$ Libor
Source: ceic data cpany.
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Ft, t w ap p 1997 t 2005, ubap, t
abut vau t annbnna ntt at nta
gnanty z a t ntt at au. sny, tug
t appa t nt ap p tat t nta wa tnng
wnwa, t ypt a nng tn n t annbntt
at nta jt wtn t ubap.
Fnay, wn t ata a aw t tn t t y t pnt, t
tt jt t nu ypt n ba. in patua, nutn nt a
ba n t ngbu 2001ugy t pnt t ap
p. Gvn t ba, t abut z t ntt at nta
btwn t nnban t Us a a naw t n a
t ap tan t t a, but an ubtanta tattay. A nt,
wv, t tt vn a nng tn wtn t ubap,
an n w n t wng gn t tat tn nt n a
a.
T nt vn n Tab 14.1 n t ypt gnant
nnbUs a ntt at nta. T a tng tatnt tat,
n avag, cna apta nt av bn tv n antanng a wg
btwn ntt at n t Us a an nnb, pt t de acto a
pg t nnb. ou tatta tt nt uppt t ypt a
nng tn n t ntt at nta, n a ba n t ap
aw. in patua, ung 200105, wn cna pn t patpatn
n t gba ny naby an nt w gnay ax, t
tat tn nvgn t-t ntt at a t wng gn n
a t a. i nana ntgatn ntt at nvgn
gvn xang at tabty, t a t aunt t a nvgn
n nt ya.
Tu, t tnt ntt at y n cna an t Unt stat
uppt t a tat cna apta nt av bun unty t pv
pya g t-t ntay autny un a de acto
a pg.10 W ntpt t bv nvgn py at n t 1990
a wng t nfatn nvgn tan t wa apta nt. rat
tan appntan, t nfatn an ntt at nvgn n 19962000
an b n a ftng t a pg pvn a uu u-t
ntay an tug p ta g.11 Wat att t pnt
anay, wv, tat, n t ntxt w nfatn n bt unt,
apta nt av ptt cn ntt at t vg t
t Fa rv, ntwttanng t xang at nag.
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Tab 14.3 Interbank rate dierentials: renminbiUS dollar and euro
US dollar (bp)
on-w T-nt
chiBor eub chiBor eub
lb lb lb lb
Avag abut n 160.47 143.45 166.64 144.56
maxu nta 173.36 190.04 213.16 166.81
mnu nta 429.58 281.50 439.01 284.07
stana vatn 181.39 156.60 194.88 157.37
catn nt 0.32 0.58 0.21 0.60
Note: T ntban at at a chiBor t nnb, lb t Us aan eub t u; nty ata Januay 1999 t ma 2006.
Source: ceic data cpany.
m tngy, t p un natn, eub an lb xbt
gat ptv -vnt tan t chiBor an lb. T ut
a w a pt ap. Tu, t vn ntban aty uggt tat cnawt a x xang at an ntnu apta
nt nt pt t ntt at py t Unt stat t any
gat xtnt tan t u aa. T bvatn ntnt wt t vw
tat apta nt n cna an bnng.
Conclusion
T anay n t apt n tat cna apta nt an
ubtantay bnng. Ty pvnt t quaatn n nnby an t p by NdF. W a n tat t bv
nvgn t-t ntt at btwn cna an t Unt stat
wa aatt t t at 1990 tan t ya n. Wt t
anng apta nt, cna t-t ntt at ttng
pt t Unt stat tan t tat hng kng (a a a pn
ny wt a a a pg) tat t u aa (a a ag ny
wt a fxb xang at).
T pata nvgn n an nnby ung 2005 an at 2006 ntpt a ftng t autt t
at a tug ty w bun by ntt at paty. Tat , n t tantn
t pgg g, t cn autt un t nvnnt t ta
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t bun t apta nt by gnang a at appatn agant
t a tat wa bay ntnt wt t Us annb ntt
at nta. W a gn an nt unntn an tpay
axatn apta nt utng nana at vpnt
gttng aa t nt. T att n gap av, wv,
wn an an ag; an t appa tat t autt a agan ttng
t tvn apta nt.
ov t, nana at vpnt an ut nng nt
u pav t way pa ntgatn cna nt t gba at,
an w n t ptan t anng nt. Nvt,
u nng bnng apta nt n cna u a p gt n
w pya n cna w pa t unty ntnung apta aunt
baatn. ou anay uggt tat t gang baatn
w at tan t nfw.
Nt
1 lan an m-Fantt (2006) n tat cna t ntnatna at an abt
a bay pt pa wt t gba t, n ntat wt cna gwng a gba
GdP an ntnatna ta. Ty pa at/abty t wt GdP fw, w w
pa tw typ ntnatna fw. on u au, cna nana ntgatn
utpang t ta ntgatn.
2 G apta aunt fw a y untat atv t g unt aunt fw
bau apta fw ta t unt aunt tanatn n t av
a ttn ( bw). A, t pt ban-at g fw pnt
ang btwn tw at an nt aptu any ntvnng g fw.
3 F at tatu n apta bty an nt, Fan (1992) an otan an Twa
(1981). capta nt a a u n t ntxt baatn qun (Fan
2004; Paa t a. 2005) an nana ntagn (kawa an Taag 2001). An vvw t
Aan NdF at an b un n ma t a. (2004) an db t a. (2006). T y nt-ban
ntt at u n t apt a lnn nt-ban at (lb) t Us a,t cn nt-ban at (chiBor) t nnb an hng kng nt-ban
at (hb) t hng kng a.
4 T PBc ntu a nw t bna ntban ny at n at,
sanga intban o rat (shiBor), n Januay 2007.
5 China Money, N. 2, 2006:76.
6 Ngatv nna ntt at p by t png wa xang at a nt pa
a vn an nnt at. it gt b a tat, ung t p z yn
ntt at, atnay ngatv ntt at n yn w p by yna wap.
Wat pt t ngatv ntt at ny atnay ngatv wa gn ban pangt yn un n nn-ntt-bang unt aunt at t Ban Japan. T anagy
pt bau t ngatv ntt at n yn avaab t gn ban ft
t t tanng t Japan ban an t n t a a. But t anagy
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uu n tat t ggt t at tat n t cn a nt pvnt nn-nt
btanng ntt-bang vn nn-ntt-bang ng ptn n t nnb
n, w wng t pay ntt n ng wa ptn .
7 in t n wa an wap at, t wa at av bn p pay by
nta btwn n ntt at an Us a ntt at an a avaabany gng a unyng tanatn.
8 A cn nvua nw an bng n ny a axu Us$50,000 p annu un
t unt aunt, wn a pvu de acto ng Us$300,000.
9 T aut autn: [t] a ubtty nvv n ung paty ntn t vauat t
v ntgatn. Wn a paty ntn jt, tnnutn vatn ay
b u t t gat n ntgatn, gat nvgn n p,
bt (p.6). W nn t py nvgn.
10 in, Gang auaty tt uggt tat t t ntt at pa wn n Fgu
14.6, nn t auaty un t Us at t t cn at. in, t nu ypttat t t-nt cn p y nt au t t-nt Us Tauy b y
annt b jt. T un unt t t gna vw tat t Unt stat a gba
ntt at tt an cna a w.
11 rbt mun an rn mknnn av ng t t ptan t nnb de
acto a pg a a b nna an. it an, wv, an pa qutn a
t w u t nfatn nvgn u b attbut t t an a pp t
tng-a cn a nt. T Us Fa rv tgtn aggvy 1994
t 1995 wn t nnbwa t tab agant t Us a. in t nxt t
ya, t Fa rv a wat w cn P Zu rngj t
u au t nt t nfatn unt t eat Aan nana v
tng fatnay t t cn ny.
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Appendix
T pa btwn n y an NdF-p y
in t abn apta nt, t wa xang at t
uny n by abtag t t pt at an t ntt at nta
btwn t uny an t a tug t v ntt paty
ntn (ma t a. 2004).
F = s(1+)/(1+$
)
w F t wa at, s t pt at, t ntt at n t
uny an $ t a ntt at. Wn t a n -b
ttn, bwng an nng nu tat t abv .
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Wn apta nt bn, wv, nn-nt gt nt av u
a t n t pant, gvng t NdF.
NdF = s(1+)/(1+$)
w t NdF-p y n t uny . Nt tat
by ntn, nt ntan by t z w bun an u b
ubtantay ngatv. T t xtnt tat t abtag btwn t n
ny at an NdF at tvy ntan by apta
nt, t NdF-p ntt at, , an naby
t ntt at pvang n t n ny at, . A ag an
ptnt n pa ( ) nat t pn tv
-b ttn. T gn t y gap u a va pvang
at ntn: a ptv gn p appatn pu n t
uny n t pn apta nt an v va.
W a ptnty bg n y gap nat at
gntatn, a tpay naw gap w nt nay uggt
tv apta nt. on pbty tat at ntn a u
tat appatn patn pu n t uny a agy abnt
tat t tat y gap atvy a.
Ant, n pnp quvant, appa t tat t p n
y n t uny ung t n vab wa an tn
t pa t wt t NdF-p y. Atnatvy, n u
pa t n vab wa ty wt t NdF untpat
t v a wa pu pa. T t t nt appa
pn n pat n ata avaabty an at quty. in cna a, t
atnatv au u b uu v t, a t vant
n at vp an ata b avaab.
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