The aim of this study is to empirically test the validity of Thirlwall’s Law in China during the reform period of 1979-2002. For the income elasticity of import demand, an aggregate import demand function for the Chinese economy is estimated using ARDL-UECM model and the bounds test. This...

A structural economic dynamic approach is distinguishable by its simultaneous considerations of supply and demand and their related effects wielded upon economic growth. However, properly considering cumulative causation requires a special framework for more fully accounting for technological...

The aim of this study is to empirically test the validity of Thirlwall's Law in China during the reform period of 1979-2002. This study finds: (1) that for 1979-2002, the Chinese economy has grown on average as fast as Thirlwall's Law predicts - the average actual growth rate and predicted...