The Japanese Trade Balance: Recent History and Future Prospects
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The Japanese Trade Balance: Recent History and Future Prospects
NBER Working Paper No. w4553
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Posted: 07 Aug 2007
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Date Written: November 1993
Abstract
I examine the evolution of the Japanese trade balance and its relation to the terms of trade and the value of the yen. Using a vector time series model, I predict that the trade surplus will fall from a high of 3.7 percent of GNP in late 1992 to about 2.6 percent in 1995. This relatively modest decline is an indication that relative prices are not the dominant factor influencing the Japanese trade balance.
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Backus, David K., The Japanese Trade Balance: Recent History and Future Prospects (November 1993). NBER Working Paper No. w4553, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=481482
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