Financial Integration in East Asia examines the degree of domestic and financial
openness in ten Asian countries (Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand) and the effect financial
openness has on the structure of the macroeconomy. After examining the reasons behind the
1997/98 financial crisis, Dr de Brouwer puts these in context by summarising the
literature on the costs and benefits of financial reform. He then assesses the information
that interest rate parity conditions have for financial openness, and sets out theoretical
and empirical models to explore the link between market interest rates and intermediated
interest rates on deposits and loans. Financial Integration in East Asia also contains
reviews of the literature and regional developments, with clear policy analysis
throughout. Financial Integration in East Asia is the latest title in the distinguished
Cambridge series Trade and Development.
The first major study of the recent upheavals in East Asian financial markets and
economies
Detailed analysis of a number of important countries including Japan, Australia, Hong
Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand
The latest book in the distinguished Trade and Development series
Contents
1. Financial integration
2. Recent developments in East Asia
3. A summary of measures of financial integration in East Asia
4. Interest parity conditions as indicators of international financial integration
5. Domestic financial integration: a precondition for international financial
integration
6. Financial integration and capital formation, foreign debt and the real exchange rate
7. Consumption and liquidity constraints: does financial integration matter?
8. Summary and policy conclusions.
Hardcover
293 pages