{"title":"Yuan-Dollar Real Exchange Rate and the U.S. Real Trade Balance with China: Long-Run Cointegration and Short-Run Dynamic Analysis","authors":"A. Islam","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.2008282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.2008282","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article examines the impact of the yuan-dollar real exchange rate on the U.S. trade deficit with China in the long run as well as in the short run using a novel globalization-augmented empirical model. The long-run estimates are obtained using the Johansen-Juselius cointegration method along with the corresponding short-run dynamics. The longest available annual time-series data with a sample size of 45 years is utilized to conduct the empirical tests. The study finds confirmation of the long-run equilibrium and that the real yuan-dollar real exchange rate plays a strong role consistent with traditional theory. Real income and globalization played strong roles as well.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47706245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge Management and Innovation in Enterprises","authors":"Marija Pendevska","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.2000523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.2000523","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Rapid technological development pushes enterprises to constantly change the use of their information systems. Human to human, human through machine, human to machine, and eventually machine to human are current challenges that enterprises face. Personal motivation to respond to change becomes a high priority. The simplest way is to determine if information systems within the enterprise are in optimal use. This means to determine if knowledge management practices are used to bring the expected result as in the commercialization of new products/services/processes. This can be determined, among other parameters, as the frequency and level of novelty of the innovation products/services/processes within enterprises.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45795451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"G. Clarke","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1985281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1985281","url":null,"abstract":"Dear Readers, Welcome to the final issue of The International Trade Journal (ITJ)’s thirtyfifth volume. The articles in this issue look at a variety of important issues. These include the impact of democracy, culture, and policy on the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of preferential trade agreements on foreign direct investment, the impact of an economic partnership agreement on exports from the Caribbean to Europe, and agri-food trade between Europe and Asia. The first article in this issue, by Sheng Fang, Mike W. Peng, L. Colin Xu, and Yuanyuan Yi, looks at factors that affected the spread of COVID-19 and its mortality in 140 countries before the widespread adoption of vaccines. They find more urbanized countries and countries with worse air quality had more cases than other countries. Restrictions on international mobility, but not restrictions on domestic mobility, were associated with lower mortality rates. Democratic countries performed better than non-democratic countries in some ways: they appear to have imposed mobility restrictions more quickly than non-democratic countries and had lower mortality rates. They also appear to be more effective in reducing harm to vulnerable populations. Finally, highly individualistic countries appear to have had more cases than other countries in some model specifications. The second article, by Hira Zahid, Malik Fahim Bashir, and Muhammad Tahir, looks at how preferential trade agreements (PTAs) affect foreign direct investment. They calculate the combined market size of each country’s PTA partners and the average distance to these partners. They then show that countries whose PTA partners have larger markets attract more foreign direct investment. In contrast, they do not find a relationship between foreign direct investment and the average distance to the country’s PTA partners. Further, they find market size is only related to foreign direct investment in high and middle-income countries. The relationship is statistically insignificant for lowincome countries. The third article, by Roger Hosein, Rebecca Gookool, and George Saridakis, studies how the Economic Partnership Agreement between the Caribbean Forum and the European Union (EU) affected Caribbean exports into the EU. They find that merchandise exports fell after 2008, when the agreement","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44686577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aid for Trade and the Real Exchange Rate","authors":"S. Gnangnon","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1989349","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1989349","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current analysis contributes to the literature on the real exchange rate effect of development aid by separating the real exchange rate effect of the development aid allocated to the trade sector (Aid for Trade – AfT) from the effect of other aid flows. The empirical findings show that higher AfT flows lead to a depreciation of the real exchange rate in recipient economies, while other development aid flows generate an appreciation of the real exchange rate. The real exchange rate effect of total AfT flows works through trade openness, export product diversification, and inward foreign direct investment stock.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46156444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Hallyu and the King Sejong Institute on International Trade and Services in Korea","authors":"D. Lien, Peilan Tang, Erika Zuloaga","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1990165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1990165","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article examines the effects of Hallyu and the King Sejong Institute (KSI). Upon estimating the gravity model, we find Hallyu has significantly positive impacts on foreign students, tourists, and Korean exports. Moreover, the effects of Hallyu are stronger for female students (tourists) than for male students (tourists). Korean imports from other countries respond positively to Hallyu, but less than Korean exports do. The KSI reduces foreign (particularly male) student flows. Also, KSI promotes more male tourists than female tourists. Finally, by reducing the transaction cost, KSI increases Korean exports and imports altogether.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49515314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Lourenço, Douglas Silveira, G. Oliveira, C. Vasconcelos
{"title":"Do Antidumping Measures Increase Market Power? Evidence From Latin American Countries","authors":"L. Lourenço, Douglas Silveira, G. Oliveira, C. Vasconcelos","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1992320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1992320","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article provides evidence regarding the adverse effects of antidumping measures on competitive market strategies. Our empirical model consists of estimating the Lerner index as a mark-up measure. To reach our goal, we use the Orbis database, with firm-level data between 2006 and 2014. On average, our results suggest a positive relationship between antidumping barriers and the increase in firms’ market power. Its magnitude is larger for Latin America when compared to other emerging economies. Moreover, the effects on market power persist in the long run. Depending on the set of evaluated countries, it becomes null in the short run.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45940328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Asymmetric Impacts of the South Korean Currency on Korea’s Commodity Trade Balance with Japan","authors":"H. Karamelikli, S. Ongan","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1976692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1976692","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines the asymmetric and symmetric impacts of appreciation and depreciation in the Korean won on Korea’s commodity trade balance with Japan. To this aim, the linear and nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) models are applied. However, this study methodologically differs from previous empirical studies in the related literature applying the NARDL model. These previous studies are constructed based on only short-run and long-run symmetry (denoted by SS) and short-run and long-run asymmetry (denoted by AA). This study, however, also considers two other alternative cases as short-run asymmetry-long-run symmetry (denoted by AS) and short-run symmetry-long-run asymmetry (denoted by SA).","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47105153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trade, Transportation, and the Environment: Welfare Effects of Emissions Reduction and International Emissions Trading","authors":"Yasuhiro Takarada, T. Ogawa, Weijia Dong","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1981496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1981496","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article examines the environmental regulations of international transport in a two-country model with the international transport sector in each country. International transport generates pollution which is treated as a pure public bad. First, we show that a country may benefit from voluntarily imposing a strict environmental regulation despite this regulation having the effect of shrinking the international transport sector. Second, we find that permit trading between the international transport sectors of two countries benefits an international-transport-importing country, while permit trading may harm an international-transport-exporting country even if it receives all of the direct gains from permit trading.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43896368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Interplay of Policy and Institutions during COVID-19","authors":"Sheng Fang, Mike W. Peng, L. C. Xu, Yuanyuan Yi","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1977201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1977201","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Are COVID-19 spread and mortality related to different countries’ government mobility restriction policies, democratic institutions, and cultural norms? Leveraging data from 140 countries, we find that policy, institutions, and vulnerabilities interact to determine pandemic spread and mortality. A delay in restricting international mobility increases pandemic mortality. Combining vulnerabilities with a delay in domestic mobility restrictions increases mortality. Democratic countries have faster policy responses and lower pandemic mortality, but they also face more adverse effects from a delay in restricting domestic mobility. More individualistic countries have a higher pandemic spread, and their delay in domestic mobility restrictions is associated with higher pandemic mortality.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43354283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Integration and Stock Market Development: Evidence from Nigeria","authors":"E. Olubiyi","doi":"10.1080/08853908.2021.1950586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08853908.2021.1950586","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study assesses the relationship between economic integration and stock market performance in Nigeria alongside her top trading partners. The autoregressive distributed lag in the context of the new trade theory was utilized. The study finds a negative relationship between the US stock price and trade integration with Nigeria. India’s stock price affects and is affected by the degree of integration with Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that where trade integration significantly and positively drives the stock market of Nigeria, authorities should encourage trade policy while being conscious of trade policy arrangements with countries where such a policy is stock market inhibiting.","PeriodicalId":35638,"journal":{"name":"International Trade Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45219968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}