Currency Carry Trade by Trucks: The Curious Case of China’s Massive Imports from Itself*

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Finance
Year: 2023
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Pages: 469-493

Authors (4)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

With capital controls, the standard financial market transactions needed for currency carry trade are hard to implement. Using detailed trade data reported by both the mainland Chinese and Hong Kong’s governments, we present evidence that indirect currency carry trade likely takes place via round-trip reimports. We also show that greater state control in terms of more state-owned firms does not reduce such “carry trade by trucks.”

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:revfin:v:27:y:2023:i:2:p:469-493.
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25