Testing J-curve hypothesis and analysing the effect of exchange rate volatility on the balance of trade in India

Tarlok Singh ()

Empirical Economics, 2004, vol. 29, issue 2, 227-245

Abstract: This study estimates the balance of trade model similar to Rose (1991) to test the J-curve hypothesis and analyse the effect of conditional exchange rate volatility on the balance of trade in India. The model is estimated on quarterly data from 1975:02 to 1996:03 and the exchange rate is measured alternatively in terms of the trade and export weighted real effective exchange rate. The model variables are tied together in a long run equilibrium relationship. The study does not find any evidence for the presence of the J-curve effect in the balance of trade. The study finds the presence of weak ARCH but strong GARCH effects in the exchange rate series. But this exchange rate volatility does not play any significant role in affecting the balance of trade in India. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2004

Keywords: J-curve hypothesis; exchange rate volatility; balance of trade; error correction model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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