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Current Account Sustainability: A Non-linear Comparative Empirical Overview

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  • Pelin Varol İyidoğan
  • Taner Turan

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This study aims to examine the sustainability of current account deficits for Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey over the period 1998Q1:2014:2, with a special attention to the Turkish case, by applying the theoretical model of Steven Husted (1992). The main motive for the choice of time span is that the period comprises the outcomes of two important crises Turkish economy experienced in 2001 and 2008. The empirical testing procedure of the sustainability is two-fold so as to be linear and nonlinear. Both linear and nonlinear test results provide evidence that the current account deficit is unsustainable for Turkey, Poland and Czech Republic. On the other hand, linear and nonlinear test results lead to a conflicting evidence for Hungary. We conclude that there is a need to reduce the current account deficit for the countries examined. Otherwise, a sharp adjustment may be inevitable. Key words: current account, sustainability, co-integration, nonlinearity. JEL: C32, F32. Održivost tekućeg računa: Nelinearni komparativni empirijski pregled Rad ima za cilj da ispita održivost deficita tekućeg računa za Mađarsku, Poljsku, Češku Republiku i Tursku tokom perioda 1998Q1: 2014Q2, sa posebnom pažnjom na slučaj Turske, primenom teorijskog modela Stevena Husteda (1992). Glavni motiv za izbor vremenskog perioda je da period obuhvata rezultate dve važne krize turske privrede koje su se desile 2001. i 2008. godine. Postupak empirijskog testiranja održivosti je dvostruko, linearni i nelinearni. Rezultati linearnog i nelinearnog testa pokazuju da je deficit tekućeg računa Turske, Poljske i Češke neodrživ. Sa druge strane, rezultati linearnih i nelinearnih testova dovode do konfliktnih dokaza za Mađarsku. Zaključujemo da postoji potreba da se smanji deficit tekućeg računa za ispitane zemlje. U suprotnom, oštro podešavanje može biti neizbežno. Ključne reči: Tekući račun, održivost, kointegracija, nelinearnost.

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  • Pelin Varol İyidoğan & Taner Turan, 2018. "Current Account Sustainability: A Non-linear Comparative Empirical Overview," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 65(4), pages 395-410.
  • Handle: RePEc:voj:journl:v:65:y:2018:i:4:p:395-410:id:496
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    1. Olufemi G. Onatunji, 2023. "Sustainability of current account deficits in Nigeria: evidence from the asymmetric NARDL approach," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(10), pages 1-22, October.

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    Keywords

    current account; sustainability; co-integration; nonlinearity;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • F32 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements

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