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Title: | Testing the Marshall-Lerner condition in Kenya |
Authors: | Caporale, GM Gil-Alana, LA Mudida, R |
Keywords: | Marshall-Lerner condition;Fractional integration;Fractional cointegration |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Brunel University |
Citation: | Economics and Finance Working Paper, Brunel University, 12-22, Sep 2012 |
Abstract: | 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 or long-range dependence. Specifically, we use fractional integration and cointegration methods, which are more general than standard approaches based exclusively on integer degrees of differentiation. The results indicate that there exists a well-defined cointegrating relationship linking the balance of payments to the real exchange rate and relative income, and that the ML condition is satisfied in the long run although the convergence process is relatively slow. They also imply that a moderate depreciation of the Kenyan shilling may have a stabilizing influence on the balance of payments through the current account without the need for high interest rates. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/7085 |
Appears in Collections: | Economics and Finance Publications Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers |
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