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Tests of the present-value model of the current account: a note

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  • Hafedh Bouakez
  • Takashi Kano

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Using a Monte Carlo approach, we evaluate the small-sample properties of four different tests of the present-value model (PVM) of the current account: the nonlinear Wald, linear Wald, Lagrange multiplier and likelihood ratio tests. We find that the nonlinear Wald test is biased towards over-rejecting the cross-equation restrictions implied by the PVM, and that the test statistic is uncorrelated with the goodness of fit of the PVM. The three alternative tests are essentially equivalent and are more reliable in evaluating the PVM.

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  • Hafedh Bouakez & Takashi Kano, 2009. "Tests of the present-value model of the current account: a note," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(12), pages 1215-1219.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:16:y:2009:i:12:p:1215-1219
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850701367288
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    1. Samuel Cudré & Mathias Hoffmann, 2017. "A provincial view of global imbalances: regional capital flows in China," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 153(3), pages 573-599, August.
    2. Yu-Hsi Chou & Chun-Yen Tsai, 2021. "Sources of current account fluctuations in Taiwan: 1989–2015," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(4), pages 2125-2151, April.

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