Revisiting Balassa-Samuelson Hypothesis for Asia - a Critical Appraisal of Literature

• Autorzy: Maryam Ishaq , Félix Puime-Guillén , Raquel Fernández-González , Joanna Duda

Warianty tytułu

Weryfikacja hipotezy Balassy-Samuelsona dla Azji - krytyczna ocena literatury

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The present study is aimed at presenting a critical appraisal of the empirical literature on the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis for emerging and developing Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach: A critical appraisal of the relevant studies is carried out across various important dimensions of the empirical estimation of the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis including the scheme of sectoral division followed, definitions and proxy variables used for constructing real exchange rate and price series, choice of output and employment series and their subsequent transformation, empirical methodology followed and (theoretically) different variants of the hypothesis chosen for empirical estimation. Findings: Only a handful of studies have investigated the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis for Asia. Nevertheless, these studies are characterized by a variety of irregularities in dealing with different important features of the theory, which may be of critical importance for yielding consistent empirical estimates. In multi-country studies for Asia, serious inconsistencies are observed whilst handling these critical aspects of the hypothesis. Such irregularities may hold serious implications for model estimates since the empirical evidence from Asia is very mixed, and in many cases, not even robust. Practical implications: The inconsistencies highlighted in this review paper hold strong implications for future research in this area. The selection of price indicators for the construction of real exchange rate series, choice of econometric methodology and the theoretical framework followed are aspects of the empirical verification of the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis that need to be handled with great caution since they turn out to be most sensitive in relation to yielding intuitively correct and robust model estimates. Originality: To our knowledge, so far, no study on Asia has presented such an extensive appraisal of literature on the productivity-real exchange rate nexus. The present study is therefore novel in the sense that it critically evaluates studies on Asia against all those features of the Balssa-Samuelson theory which may stand responsible for yielding mixed and even contrasting empirical estimates for Asia. (original abstract)

Cel: celem tego artykułu jest przedstawienie krytycznego przeglądu literatury zawierającego wyniki badań empirycznych na temat hipotezy Balassy-Samuelsona dla wschodzących i rozwijających się krajów azjatyckich. Metoda: przeprowadzono krytyczną ocenę wyników badan w kluczowych wymiarach empirycznej weryfikacji hipotezy Balassy-Samuelsona, w tym: schematu podziału sektorowego, definicji i zmiennych pośredniczących wykorzystanych do skonstruowania szeregów realnego kursu walutowego i cen, wyboru danych dotyczących produkcji i zatrudnienia oraz ich późniejszą transformację, przyjętej metody badań empirycznych oraz teoretycznych. Wnioski: w literaturze przedmiotu można zidentyfikować nieliczne badania dofyczące weryfikacji hipotezy Balassy-Samuelsona obejmujące kraje Azji. Dotychczasowe publikacje zawierają wiele niespójności w odniesieniu do kluczowych aspektów tej teorii, co może mieć istotny wpływ dla uzyskania wiarygodnych wyników badań. Takie nieprawidłowości mogą mieć poważne konsekwencje dla estymacji modelu, ponieważ wyniki badań empirycznych przeprowadzonych w Azji są bardzo zróżnicowane, a w wielu przypadkach nie są rzetelne. Implikacje praktyczne: niespójności, które zidentyfikowano w trakcie prowadzonej oceny i analizy mają istotne implikacje dla przyszłych badań w tym obszarze. Wybór wskaźników cenowych do konstruowania szeregów realnych kursów walutowych, wybór metod ekonometrycznych i przyjęte ramy teoretyczne stanową ważne elementy empirycznej weryfikacji hipotezy Balassy-Samuelsona, które należy traktować z dużą ostrożnością, ponieważ są one bardzo wrażliwe i mają kluczowy wpływ na poprawny i rzetelny wynik estymacji modelu. Oryginalność: zgodnie z naszą wiedzą, jak dotąd żadne badanie obejmujące kraje Azji nie przedstawiło tak obszernej analizy literatury na temat powiązania produktywności z realnym kursem walutowym. Niniejsze badanie jest nowatorskie w tym znaczeniu, że dokonuje krytycznej oceny badań obejmujących kraje Azji pod względem tych cech teorii Balassy-Samuelsona, które mogą być przyczyną uzyskania mieszanych, a nawet sprzecznych wyników dla Azji. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Open economy macroeconomics; Balassa-Samuelson effect; Exchange rates; Purchasing power parity; Emerging markets; Developing countries

PL

Makroekonomia gospodarki otwartej; Efekt Balassy-Samuelsona; Kurs walutowy; Parytet siły nabywczej; Rynki wschodzące; Kraje rozwijające się

• Czasopismo: Problemy Zarządzania
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: 21
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 23--47

Twórcy

autor

Maryam Ishaq

• The University of Lahore, Pakistan

autor

Félix Puime-Guillén

• University of A Coruña, Spain

autor

Raquel Fernández-González

• University of Vigo, Spain

autor

Joanna Duda

• AGH University of Krakow, Poland

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DOI

10.7172/1644-9584.99.2