Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali

This research focuses on the effects of exchange rate to the export and import, evidence from Malaysian firms. This study will examine on how the exchange rate volatility influence the variability of import and export for Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to examine whether there are any sign...

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Main Author: Razali, Nor Azura
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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spelling my.uitm.ir.341002020-10-30T04:07:07Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34100/ Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali Razali, Nor Azura Export marketing. International marketing Imports Foreign exchange. Foreign exchange rates This research focuses on the effects of exchange rate to the export and import, evidence from Malaysian firms. This study will examine on how the exchange rate volatility influence the variability of import and export for Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to examine whether there are any significant effects between exchange rate fluctuation to the import and export variability. The method used will be the Single Linear Regression to regress the exchange rate and import and export. The data taken will be on quarterly basis for twelve years period from 1987 until 1998. The time series selected was based on the purpose to skip the period of pegging in ringgit. Based on the method used, this study found that there was a positive correlation between exchange rate and import and the same goes to export. It explained that the devaluation of home currency can benefit the country trade in terms of increasing in Malaysia's export. However, the depreciation in ringgit will not reduce the Malaysia's import. The variability of import and export to be explained by exchange rate is too low but they are significant. 2007 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34100/1/34100.pdf Razali, Nor Azura (2007) Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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language English
topic Export marketing. International marketing
Imports
Foreign exchange. Foreign exchange rates
spellingShingle Export marketing. International marketing
Imports
Foreign exchange. Foreign exchange rates
Razali, Nor Azura
Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
description This research focuses on the effects of exchange rate to the export and import, evidence from Malaysian firms. This study will examine on how the exchange rate volatility influence the variability of import and export for Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to examine whether there are any significant effects between exchange rate fluctuation to the import and export variability. The method used will be the Single Linear Regression to regress the exchange rate and import and export. The data taken will be on quarterly basis for twelve years period from 1987 until 1998. The time series selected was based on the purpose to skip the period of pegging in ringgit. Based on the method used, this study found that there was a positive correlation between exchange rate and import and the same goes to export. It explained that the devaluation of home currency can benefit the country trade in terms of increasing in Malaysia's export. However, the depreciation in ringgit will not reduce the Malaysia's import. The variability of import and export to be explained by exchange rate is too low but they are significant.
format Student Project
author Razali, Nor Azura
author_facet Razali, Nor Azura
author_sort Razali, Nor Azura
title Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
title_short Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
title_full Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
title_fullStr Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
title_full_unstemmed Exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: Evidence from Malaysian firms / Nor Azura Razali
title_sort exchange rate exposure and foreign market volatility: evidence from malaysian firms / nor azura razali
publishDate 2007
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34100/1/34100.pdf
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