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PRINCETON STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS No. 87, August 2000 TRADE ELASTICITIES FOR THE G-7 COUNTRIES PETER HOOPER KAREN JOHNSON AND JAIME MARQUEZ INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SECTION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

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PRINCETON STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

No. 87, August 2000

TRADE ELASTICITIESFOR THE G-7 COUNTRIES

PETER HOOPER

KAREN JOHNSON

AND

JAIME MARQUEZ

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SECTION

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICSPRINCETON UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

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PRINCETON STUDIESIN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

PRINCETON STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS arepublished by the International Economics Section of theDepartment of Economics of Princeton University. Al-though the Section sponsors the Studies, the authors arefree to develop their topics as they wish. The Sectionwelcomes the submission of manuscripts for publicationin this and its other series. Please see the Notice toContributors at the back of this Study.

The authors of this Study are Peter Hooper, KarenJohnson, and Jaime Marquez. Peter Hooper is Chief U.S.Economist and Co-Head of Global Economic Research atDeutsche Bank Securities. He previously served as DeputyDirector of the Division of International Finance at theFederal Reserve Board and as Associate Economist for theFederal Open Market Committee. He has published widelyin the fields of empirical international economics andpolicy analysis. This is his second publication with theInternational Economics Section.

Karen Johnson is Director of the Division of Inter-national Finance at the Federal Reserve Board and Econ-omist for the Federal Open Market Committee.

Jaime Marquez is a Senior Economist in the Division ofInternational Finance at the Fedearl Reserve Board. Hispublications focus on the estimation of the responsivenessof international trade to changes in economic activity andrelative prices.

GENE M. GROSSMAN, DirectorInternational Economics Section

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PRINCETON STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

No. 87, August 2000

TRADE ELASTICITIESFOR THE G-7 COUNTRIES

PETER HOOPER

KAREN JOHNSON

AND

JAIME MARQUEZ

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SECTION

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICSPRINCETON UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SECTIONEDITORIAL STAFF

Gene M. Grossman DirectorPierre-Olivier Gourinchas Assistant Director

Margaret B. Riccardi, EditorSharon B. Ernst, Editorial Aide

Lalitha H. Chandra, Subscriptions and Orders

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hooper, Peter.Trade elasticities for the G-7 countries / Peter Hooper, Karen Johnson, and Jaime

Marquez.p. cm. — (Princeton studies in international economics ; no. 87)Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-88165-259-81. International trade—Econometric models. 2. Elasticity (Economics). 3. Balance of

payments—United States. I. Johnson, Karen. II. Marquez, Jaime R. III. Title. IV.Series.HF1379.H666 2000 00-063451382—dc21 CIP

Copyright © 2000 by International Economics Section, Department of Economics,Princeton University.

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews,no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, includingphotocopy, without written permission from the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America by Princeton University Printing Services atPrinceton, New Jersey

International Standard Serial Number: 0081-8070International Standard Book Number: 0-88165-259-8Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-063451

International Economics Section Tel: 609-258-4048Department of Economics, Fisher Hall Fax: 609-258-1374Princeton University E-mail: [email protected], New Jersey 08544-1021 Url: www.princeton.edu/~ies

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CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 1

2 ECONOMETRIC FORMULATIONS 3Long-Run Formulation 3Short-Run Formulation 4Parameter Constancy 5

3 ECONOMETRIC RESULTS 7Long-Run Elasticities 7Short-Run Elasticities 9Parameter Constancy 10

4 IMPLICATIONS FOR EXCHANGE RATES 12

5 CONCLUSIONS 13

APPENDIX A: DATA 14

APPENDIX B: LONG-RUN ELASTICITIES 19Exports 19Imports 19

APPENDIX C: SHORT-RUN ELASTICITIES 38Exports 38Imports 46

REFERENCES 55

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TABLES

1 Long-Run Elasticities 8

2 Short-Run Elasticities 9

3 Frequency of Violations of Parameter Stability 10

4 Violations of Parameter Stability, 1995–1996 11

5 Growth, Elasticities, and Real Exchange Rates 12

A–1 Bilateral Export Shares 14

A–2 Augmented Dickey-Fuller Test Results 15

B–1 Exports: Sensitivity to Lag Length 20

B–2 Imports: Sensitivity to Lag Length 22

C–1 Exports: Parameter Estimates from the Error-CorrectionModel 38

C–2 Imports: Parameter Estimates from the Error-CorrectionModel 47

FIGURES

A–1 Canada: Trade, Income, and Prices 15

A–2 France: Trade, Income, and Prices 16

A–3 Germany: Trade, Income, and Prices 16

A–4 Italy: Trade, Income, and Prices 17

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A–5 Japan: Trade, Income, and Prices 17

A–6 United Kingdom: Trade, Income, and Prices 18

A–7 United States: Trade, Income, and Prices 18

B–1 Exports for Canada: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 23

B–2 Exports for France: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 24

B–3 Exports for Germany: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 24

B–4 Exports for Italy: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 25

B–5 Exports for Japan: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 25

B–6 Exports for the United Kingdom: Chow Tests forthe Cointegration Model 26

B–7 Exports for United States: Chow Tests for the Coin-tegration Model 26

B–8 Exports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Coin-tegration Model 27

B–9 Exports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Coin-tegration Model 27

B–10 Exports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Coin-tegration Model 28

B–11 Exports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointe-gration Model 28

B–12 Exports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointe-gration Model 29

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B–13 Exports for the United Kingdom: Predictive Accuracyof the Cointegration Model 29

B–14 Exports for the United States: Predictive Accuracyof the Cointegration Model 30

B–15 Imports for Canada: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 30

B–16 Imports for France: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 31

B–17 Imports for Germany: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 31

B–18 Imports for Italy: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 32

B–19 Imports for Japan: Chow Tests for the CointegrationModel 32

B–20 Imports for the United Kingdom: Chow Tests for theCointegration Model 33

B–21 Imports for the United States: Chow Tests for theCointegration Model 33

B–22 Imports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of theCointegration Model 34

B–23 Imports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Coin-tegration Model 34

B–24 Imports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Coin-tegration Model 35

B–25 Imports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointe-gration Model 35

B–26 Imports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointe-gration Model 36

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B–27 Imports for the United Kingdom: Predictive Accuracyof the Cointegration Model 36

B–28 Imports for the United States: Predictive Accuracy ofthe Cointegration Model 37

C–1 Exports for Canada: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 39

C–2 Exports for France: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 40

C–3 Exports for Germany: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 40

C–4 Exports for Italy: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 41

C–5 Exports for Japan: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 41

C–6 Exports for the United Kingdom: Chow Tests for the ECMCoefficients 42

C–7 Exports for the United States: Chow Tests for the ECMCoefficients 42

C–8 Exports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 43

C–9 Exports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 43

C–10 Exports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 44

C–11 Exports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 44

C–12 Exports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 45

C–13 Exports for the United Kingdom: Predictive Accuracyof the Error-Correction Model 45

C–14 Exports for the United States: Predictive Accuracy ofthe Error-Correction Model 46

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C–15 Imports for Canada: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 48

C–16 Imports for France: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 48

C–17 Imports for Germany: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 49

C–18 Imports for Italy: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 49

C–19 Imports for Japan: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients 50

C–20 Imports for the United Kingdom: Chow Tests for the ECMCoefficients 50

C–21 Imports for the United States: Chow Tests for the ECMCoefficients 51

C–22 Imports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 51

C–23 Imports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 52

C–24 Imports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 52

C–25 Imports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 53

C–26 Imports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model 53

C–27 Imports for the United Kingdom: Predictive Accuracy ofthe Error-Correction Model 54

C–28 Imports for the United States: Predictive Accuracy of theError-Correction Model 54

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4.5

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4.5

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1

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

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.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

FIGURE B-7: Exports for the U.S.: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

5.35

5.4

5.45

5.5

5.55

5.6

5.65Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-8: Exports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

12.425

12.45

12.475

12.5

12.525

12.55

12.575

12.6Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-9: Exports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

5.2

5.225

5.25

5.275

5.3

5.325

5.35

5.375

5.4 Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-10: Exports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

11.2

11.225

11.25

11.275

11.3

11.325

11.35

11.375

11.4

11.425Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-11: Exports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration Model

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1994 1995 1996 199710.85

10.875

10.9

10.925

10.95

10.975

11

11.025Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-12: Exports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

10.525

10.55

10.575

10.6

10.625

10.65

10.675

10.7

10.725Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-13: Exports for the U.K.: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

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1994 1995 1996

6.525

6.55

6.575

6.6

6.625

6.65

6.675

6.7

6.725Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-14: Exports for the U.S.: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up Imports 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 1up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 Nup CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

FIGURE B-15: Imports for Canada: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

FIGURE B-16: Imports for France: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5 1up 5%

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5 1up CHOWs 5%

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5 Nup 5%

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5Nup CHOWs 5%

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5Ndn 5%

1990 1995

2.5

5

7.5Ndn CHOWs 5%

FIGURE B-17: Imports for Germany: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn i

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

FIGURE B-18: Imports for Italy: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup j

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

FIGURE B-19: Imports for Japan: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

FIGURE B-20: Imports for the U.K.: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

31up 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

3 1up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

3Nup 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

3 Nup CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

3Ndn 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

1

2

3Ndn CHOWs 5%

FIGURE B-21: Imports for the U.S.: Chow Tests for the Cointegration Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

5.4

5.425

5.45

5.475

5.5

5.525

5.55

5.575

5.6

5.625Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-22: Imports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

12.45

12.475

12.5

12.525

12.55

12.575

Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-23: Imports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

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1994 1995 1996 1997

5.2

5.225

5.25

5.275

5.3

5.325

5.35

5.375

Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-24: Imports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

11.075

11.1

11.125

11.15

11.175

11.2

11.225Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-25: Imports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

10.7

10.75

10.8

10.85

10.9

10.95

11Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-26: Imports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

1994 1995 1996 1997

10.6

10.625

10.65

10.675

10.7

10.725

10.75

10.775Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-27: Imports for the U.K.: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

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1994 1995 1996 1997

6.65

6.675

6.7

6.725

6.75

6.775

6.8

6.825

6.85

6.875

6.9Actual Forecast

1-step

FIGURE B-28: Imports for the U.S.: Predictive Accuracy of the Cointegration

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-2: Exports for France: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.51up CHOWs 5%

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5Ndn CHOWs 5%

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-3: Exports for Germany: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.51up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-4: Exports for Italy: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-5: Exports for Japan: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 1up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-6: Exports for the U.K.: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1

1.5 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-7: Exports for the U.S.: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

.08 Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-8: Exports for Canada: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction

1994 1995 1996 1997-.03

-.02

-.01

0

.01

.02

.03

.04

.05Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-9: Exports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.06

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-10: Exports forGermanyPredictiveAccuracyof theError-CorrectionModel

1994 1995 1996 1997-.1

-.075

-.05

-.025

0

.025

.05

.075 Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-11: Exports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

Actual Forecast

Fitted

FIGURE C-12: Exports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

1994 1995 1996 1997-.05

-.04

-.03

-.02

-.01

0

.01

.02

.03

Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-13: Exports for theU.K.: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-15: Imports for Canada: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-16: Imports for France: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-17: Imports for Germany: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

11up CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Ndn CHOWs 5%

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1Nup CHOWs 5%

FIGURE C-18: Imports for Italy: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-19: Imports for Japan: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-20: Imports for the U.K.: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% 1up CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Ndn CHOWs

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

.5

1 5% Nup CHOWs

FIGURE C-21: Imports for the U.S.: Chow Tests for the ECM Coefficients

1994 1995 1996 1997

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

.08Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGUREC-22: Imports forCanada: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.04

-.03

-.02

-.01

0

.01

.02

.03

.04

.05

Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-23: Imports for France: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

1994 1995 1996 1997

-.06

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

.08Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-24: Imports for Germany: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.1

-.075

-.05

-.025

0

.025

.05

Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-25: Imports for Italy: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

1994 1995 1996 1997

-.075

-.05

-.025

0

.025

.05

Actual Forecast

Fitted

FIGURE C-26: Imports for Japan: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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1994 1995 1996 1997

-.06

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

Fitted Forecast

Actual

FIGURE C-27: Imports for the U.K.: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

1994 1995 1996 1997

-.06

-.04

-.02

0

.02

.04

.06

Actual Forecast

Fitted

FIGURE C-28: Imports for the U.S.: Predictive Accuracy of the Error-Correction Model

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PUBLICATIONS OF THEINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SECTION

Notice to ContributorsThe International Economics Section issues papers in three series. ESSAYS IN INTER-NATIONAL ECONOMICS (formerly Essays in International Finance) and PRINCETONSTUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (formerly Princeton Studies in Interna-tional Finance) contain new work not published elsewhere. REPRINTS IN INTERNA-TIONAL ECONOMICS (formerly Reprints in International Finance) reproduce journalarticles previously published by Princeton faculty members associated with theSection. A fourth series, SPECIAL PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, wasdiscontinued in July 2000. The Section welcomes the submission of manuscripts forpublication under the following guidelines:

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List of Recent Publications

A complete list of publications is available at the International Economics Sectionwebsite at www.princeton.edu/~ies.

ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

(formerly Essays in International Finance)

180. Warren L. Coats, Jr., Reinhard W. Furstenberg, and Peter Isard, The SDRSystem and the Issue of Resource Transfers. (December 1990)

181. George S. Tavlas, On the International Use of Currencies: The Case of theDeutsche Mark. (March 1991)

182. Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, ed., with Michael Emerson, Kumiharu Shigehara,and Richard Portes, Europe After 1992: Three Essays. (May 1991)

183. Michael Bruno, High Inflation and the Nominal Anchors of an Open Economy.(June 1991)

184. Jacques J. Polak, The Changing Nature of IMF Conditionality. (September 1991)185. Ethan B. Kapstein, Supervising International Banks: Origins and Implications

of the Basle Accord. (December 1991)186. Alessandro Giustiniani, Francesco Papadia, and Daniela Porciani, Growth and

Catch-Up in Central and Eastern Europe: Macroeconomic Effects on WesternCountries. (April 1992)

187. Michele Fratianni, Jürgen von Hagen, and Christopher Waller, The MaastrichtWay to EMU. (June 1992)

188. Pierre-Richard Agénor, Parallel Currency Markets in Developing Countries:Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications. (November 1992)

189. Beatriz Armendariz de Aghion and John Williamson, The G-7’s Joint-and-SeveralBlunder. (April 1993)

190. Paul Krugman, What Do We Need to Know About the International MonetarySystem? (July 1993)

191. Peter M. Garber and Michael G. Spencer, The Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Lessons for Currency Reform. (February 1994)

192. Raymond F. Mikesell, The Bretton Woods Debates: A Memoir. (March 1994)193. Graham Bird, Economic Assistance to Low-Income Countries: Should the Link

be Resurrected? (July 1994)194. Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, and Francesco Papadia, The

Transition to EMU in the Maastricht Treaty. (November 1994)195. Ariel Buira, Reflections on the International Monetary System. (January 1995)196. Shinji Takagi, From Recipient to Donor: Japan’s Official Aid Flows, 1945 to 1990

and Beyond. (March 1995)197. Patrick Conway, Currency Proliferation: The Monetary Legacy of the Soviet

Union. (June 1995)198. Barry Eichengreen, A More Perfect Union? The Logic of Economic Integration.

(June 1996)199. Peter B. Kenen, ed., with John Arrowsmith, Paul De Grauwe, Charles A. E.

Goodhart, Daniel Gros, Luigi Spaventa, and Niels Thygesen, Making EMUHappen—Problems and Proposals: A Symposium. (August 1996)

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200. Peter B. Kenen, ed., with Lawrence H. Summers, William R. Cline, BarryEichengreen, Richard Portes, Arminio Fraga, and Morris Goldstein, From Halifaxto Lyons: What Has Been Done about Crisis Management? (October 1996)

201. Louis W. Pauly, The League of Nations and the Foreshadowing of the Interna-tional Monetary Fund. (December 1996)

202. Harold James, Monetary and Fiscal Unification in Nineteenth-Century Germany:What Can Kohl Learn from Bismarck? (March 1997)

203. Andrew Crockett, The Theory and Practice of Financial Stability. (April 1997)204. Benjamin J. Cohen, The Financial Support Fund of the OECD: A Failed

Initiative. (June 1997)205. Robert N. McCauley, The Euro and the Dollar. (November 1997)206. Thomas Laubach and Adam S. Posen, Disciplined Discretion: Monetary Target-

ing in Germany and Switzerland. (December 1997)207. Stanley Fischer, Richard N. Cooper, Rudiger Dornbusch, Peter M. Garber,

Carlos Massad, Jacques J. Polak, Dani Rodrik, and Savak S. Tarapore, Shouldthe IMF Pursue Capital-Account Convertibility? (May 1998)

208. Charles P. Kindleberger, Economic and Financial Crises and Transformationsin Sixteenth-Century Europe. (June 1998)

209. Maurice Obstfeld, EMU: Ready or Not? (July 1998)210. Wilfred Ethier, The International Commercial System. (September 1998)211. John Williamson and Molly Mahar, A Survey of Financial Liberalization.

(November 1998)212. Ariel Buira, An Alternative Approach to Financial Crises. (February 1999)213. Barry Eichengreen, Paul Masson, Miguel Savastano, and Sunil Sharma,

Transition Strategies and Nominal Anchors on the Road to Greater Exchange-Rate Flexibility. (April 1999)

214. Curzio Giannini, “Enemy of None but a Common Friend of All”? An Interna-tional Perspective on the Lender-of-Last-Resort Function. (June 1999)

215. Jeffrey A. Frankel, No Single Currency Regime Is Right for All Countries or atAll Times. (August 1999)

216. Jacques J. Polak, Streamlining the Financial Structure of the InternationalMonetary Fund. (September 1999)

217. Gustavo H. B. Franco, The Real Plan and the Exchange Rate. (April 2000)218. Thomas D. Willett, International Financial Markets as Sources of Crises or

Discipline: The Too Much, Too Late Hypothesis. (May 2000)219. Richard H. Clarida, G-3 Exchange-Rate Relationships: A Review of the Record

and of Proposals for Change. (August 2000)

PRINCETON STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

(formerly Princeton Studies in International Finance)

69. Felipe Larraín and Andrés Velasco, Can Swaps Solve the Debt Crisis? Lessonsfrom the Chilean Experience. (November 1990)

70. Kaushik Basu, The International Debt Problem, Credit Rationing and LoanPushing: Theory and Experience. (October 1991)

71. Daniel Gros and Alfred Steinherr, Economic Reform in the Soviet Union: Pas de Deux

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between Disintegration and Macroeconomic Destabilization. (November 1991)72. George M. von Furstenberg and Joseph P. Daniels, Economic Summit Decla-

rations, 1975-1989: Examining the Written Record of International Coopera-tion. (February 1992)

73. Ishac Diwan and Dani Rodrik, External Debt, Adjustment, and Burden Sharing:A Unified Framework. (November 1992)

74. Barry Eichengreen, Should the Maastricht Treaty Be Saved? (December 1992)75. Adam Klug, The German Buybacks, 1932-1939: A Cure for Overhang?

(November 1993)76. Tamim Bayoumi and Barry Eichengreen, One Money or Many? Analyzing the

Prospects for Monetary Unification in Various Parts of the World. (September 1994)77. Edward E. Leamer, The Heckscher-Ohlin Model in Theory and Practice.

(February 1995)78. Thorvaldur Gylfason, The Macroeconomics of European Agriculture. (May 1995)79. Angus S. Deaton and Ronald I. Miller, International Commodity Prices, Macro-

economic Performance, and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa. (December 1995)80. Chander Kant, Foreign Direct Investment and Capital Flight. (April 1996)81. Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and Assaf Razin, Current-Account Sustainability.

(October 1996)82. Pierre-Richard Agénor, Capital-Market Imperfections and the Macroeconomic

Dynamics of Small Indebted Economies. (June 1997)83. Michael Bowe and James W. Dean, Has the Market Solved the Sovereign-Debt

Crisis? (August 1997)84. Willem H. Buiter, Giancarlo M. Corsetti, and Paolo A. Pesenti, Interpreting the

ERM Crisis: Country-Specific and Systemic Issues. (March 1998)85. Holger C. Wolf, Transition Strategies: Choices and Outcomes. (June 1999)86. Alessandro Prati and Garry J. Schinasi, Financial Stability in European Economic

and Monetary Union. (August 1999)87. Peter Hooper, Karen Johnson, and Jaime Marquez, Trade Elasticities for the

G-7 Countries. (August 2000)

SPECIAL PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

17. Richard Pomfret, International Trade Policy with Imperfect Competition. (August 1992)18. Hali J. Edison, The Effectiveness of Central-Bank Intervention: A Survey of the

Literature After 1982. (July 1993)19. Sylvester W.C. Eijffinger and Jakob De Haan, The Political Economy of Central-

Bank Independence. (May 1996)20. Olivier Jeanne, Currency Crises: A Perspective on Recent Theoretical Develop-

ments. (March 2000)

REPRINTS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

(formerly Reprints in International Finance)

29. Peter B. Kenen, Sorting Out Some EMU Issues; reprinted from Jean Monnet ChairPaper 38, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute, 1996.(December 1996)

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The work of the International Economics Section is supportedin part by the income of the Walker Foundation, establishedin memory of James Theodore Walker, Class of 1927. Theoffices of the Section, in Fisher Hall, were provided by agenerous grant from Merrill Lynch & Company.

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