Purpose: It is a common view to Trump administration and public that devaluation of Chinese currency is the origin of the US trade deficit. However, the previous literature does not support this common view. To better understand the causes of the US trade imbalances with China, this study aims...

Purpose: China’s exchange rate system remains a public concern. This paper aims to investigate the effects of the appreciation of the US dollar (or depreciation of Chinese Yuan) under China’s “managed floating exchange rate system” on the US bilateral trade deficit with China, the US...

In testing the short-run (J-curve effect) and the long-run effects of currency depreciation on the trade balance many researchers have used either trade data between one country and the rest of the world or between one country and another trading partner. Both groups are said to suffer from...

This study presents a thermal and economic performance analysis of a LT-MEE (low-temperature multi-effect evaporation) water desalination system coupled with an LiBr–H2O ABHP (absorption heat pump). A 60–78% water production increase over a stand-alone LT-MEE run at the same heat source...