Emerging Asia’s Version of the Mundell-Fleming Model

Abstract

This paper explains the Mundell-Fleming model in the context of Emerging Asia economies management of capital mobility. Central Banks and Financial Regulators in Emerging Asia adopt a modified version of the model that incorporates two vital levers, a policy driven and a market driven method that is adaptable to the magnitude of capital flow. A policy combination mix of both policy and market driven provides smooth monetary policy signal transmission to exchange rates.

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S. Ramanathan and K. Teng, "Emerging Asia’s Version of the Mundell-Fleming Model," Modern Economy, Vol. 4 No. 9, 2013, pp. 596-599. doi: 10.4236/me.2013.49064.

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