This paper examines real exchange rate responses to shocks in exchange rate determinants for fourteen Asian developing
countries. The analysis is based on a panel structural vector error correction model, and the shocks are
identified using sign and zero restrictions. We find that trade liberalization generates permanent depreciation,
and higher government consumption causes persistent appreciation. Traded-sector productivity gains induce
appreciation but their effects are not immediate and last only for a few years. Real exchange rate responses to unexpected
monetary tightening are consistent with the long-run neutrality of money. The evidence suggests that
trade liberalization and government consumption have a strong effect on real exchange rates, while the effects of
traded-sector productivity shocks are much weaker.