This paper scrutinizes the well-known Marshall-Lerner (M-L) condition for a group of OECD countries (non-Asian) and Asian countries from 2000 to 2017. We apply a pooled mean group (PMG) estimator to overcome the shortcomings of the other methods, such as the most famous in the recent...

We measure the role of firm heterogeneity in counterfactual predictions of monopolistic competition trade models without parametric restrictions on the distribution of firm fundamentals. We show that two bilateral elasticity functions are sufficient to nonparametrically compute the...

The New Open Economy Macroeconomics has allowed economists to tackle classical problems with new tools, while also generating new ideas and questions. In their attempts to make the new models capture empirical regularities, researchers have entertained a variety of assumptions about the...

The current crisis dominates everything from commerce to day-to-day life. But it will pass over within a relatively short space of time and the recession seems likely to reverse the long-standing pattern. Given the gravity of the circumstance, nations have been constrained to undertake unusual...

We measure the role of firm heterogeneity in counterfactual predictions of monopolistic competition trade models without parametric restrictions on the distribution of firm fundamentals. We show that two bilateral elasticity functions are sufficient to nonparametrically compute the...

We measure the role of firm heterogeneity in counterfactual predictions of monopolistic competition trade models without parametric restrictions on the distribution of firm fundamentals. We show that two bilateral elasticity functions are sufficient to nonparametrically compute the...

Many countries found puzzling when devaluation cannot improve their trade account. This paper proves that the theory they rely on is wrong. Depreciation is always harmful, for it reduces imports, exports, and trade profit. The Marshall-Lerner condition, if any, is always equal to one, and has no...

In this article, we explain and illustrate the current account, the capital account and the financial account of the balance of payments. We illustrate the J-curve effect in relation to the Marshall-Lerner condition. The balance of payments shows the international financial position of the...

Fluctuations in exchange rate have threatened the stability of global financial system and have invited unwarranted currency war. South Asia has been experiencing a whopping trade deficit from the last many years. This study is an attempt to analyze the impact of exchange rate depreciation on...

We compile data spanning the period 1900-2014 and up to 30 countries to study long-run patterns in the tax elasticity of top incomes. Our results show that top tax elasticities vary tremendously over time; they were medium-to-low before 1950, virtually zero during the postwar era up to 1980 and...

We compile data spanning the period 1900-2014 and up to 30 countries to study long-run patterns in the tax elasticity of top incomes. Our results show that top tax elasticities vary tremendously over time; they were medium-to-low before 1950, virtually zero during the postwar era up to 1980 and...

We compile data spanning the period 1900–2014 and up to 30 countries to study long-run patterns in the tax elasticity of top incomes. Our results show that top tax elasticities vary tremendously over time; they were medium-to-low before 1950, virtually zero during the postwar era up to 1980 and...

Purpose: This study tests the Marshall-Lerner condition and the J-curve Phenomenon for Pakistan by using the quarterly data from the third quarter of 1970 till the fourth quarter of 2012. Methodology: Johansen's Cointegration technique and Vector Error Correction models are employed for the...

Welker provides a simple proof of the Marshall-Lerner Condition, this paper points out some flaws in his derivation. His definition of excess demand is wrong. Excess demand and excess supply are equivalent. A correct trade model does not contain excess demand or excess supply

The research proposes a new theoretical model and re-evaluates the Marshall-Lerner condition at the level of disaggregation of a digit according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) for exports and imports from Peru using unbalanced panel data for the period 1980-2010. Using...

In this paper we examine the Marshall-Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export-import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period 1996q1 - 2011q4, and employ techniques based on the concept of long memory...

In this paper we examine the Marshall-Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export-import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period 1996q1 - 2011q4, and employ techniques based on the concept of long memory...

Recent devaluation of Chinese yuan has threatened the stability of global financial system and has invited unwarranted currency war. China is India's largest goods trading partner and India has a whopping trade deficit (US$49 bn in FY15) with China on account of rising imports and dismal...