Deflation in Hong Kong SAR

April 1, 2003

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Summary

This paper examines the causes of deflation in Hong Kong SAR, exploring whether it reflects a prolonged process of adjustment to cyclical shocks or whether it results from price equalization pressures arising from structural integration with mainland China. To gauge the relative importance of these factors, the paper provides both an econometric and a qualitative analysis of the price dynamics between Hong Kong SAR and Shenzhen, a neighboring city in mainland China. It finds that the role of price equalization as a source of deflation is minor. Deflation in Hong Kong SAR is best explained by successive cyclical shocks which have been amplified by balance-sheet and wealth effects.

Subject: Asset prices, Consumer price indexes, Deflation, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Land prices, Nominal effective exchange rate, Prices

Keywords: asset price deflation, Asset prices, Deflation, equalization pressure, Global, Hong Kong deflation, Hong Kong SAR, Inflation, Land prices, Nominal effective exchange rate, Price Equalization, price level, price level gap, SAR., WP

Pages:
26
Volume:
2003
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451850017.001
Issue:
077
Series:
Working Paper No. 2003/077
Stock No:
WPIEA0772003
ISBN:
9781451850017
ISSN:
1018-5941

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