Abstract
In the late 1980s, Taiwan confronted a situation very similar to what China is facing today: heavy pressures for the domestic currency to appreciate. In 1986–1992, the new Taiwan dollar appreciated 58% against the US dollar after the authorities gave up foreign exchange market interventions in order to improve monetary control. We found that driven strongly by speculative flows, the appreciation caused painful short-run consequences of declining export production and employment. However, the appreciation of the new Taiwan dollar had positive long-term effects in accelerating the upgrading Taiwan's manufacturing to more skill-intensive and capital-intensive activities and boosting the expansion of the service sector.
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