Due to lag structure, currency devaluation is said to worsen the trade balance first and
improve it later resulting in a pattern that resemble the letter J, hence the J-Curve …

This paper provides empirical evidence of an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)
hypothesis for Portugal by applying autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing approach …

Devaluation or depreciation of a currency worsens the trade balance before improving it,
resulting in a J-curve pattern. A new definition of the hypothesis implies a short-run …

A reduced-form model approach was used to estimate the trade balance response to
permanent domestic currency depreciation. For this purpose, long-run and short-run effects …

India, a land of over one billion people and one of the newly emerging industrial powers in
the world, is going through a slow but steady metamorphism. For centuries, India has played …

In this paper, we investigate the nexus between China's trade balance and the real
exchange rate vis-à-vis the USA. Using the bounds testing approach to cointegration, we …

Exchange rate reform (combined with trade policy reforms) under Nigeria's economic reform
programme was anticipated to diversify the export base of the economy from oil to non-oil …

This article examines the relationship between the balance of trade and the real exchange
rate for the Turkish economy. A cointegration test is carried out to estimate the long-run …

This study addresses the question of whether exchange rate changes have any significant
and direct impact on trade balance. By examining the trade balances between ASEAN-5 …

This text integrates the microeconomics of trade with concepts from open economy
macroeconomics. The emphasis is on the powerful forces of international competition and …