On the application of the rank tests for nonlinear cointegration to PPP: The case of Papua New Guinea

Liew, Venus Khim-Sen and Ling, Tai-Hu and Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun and Yoon, Gawon (2012) On the application of the rank tests for nonlinear cointegration to PPP: The case of Papua New Guinea. Economic Modelling, 29 (2). pp. 326-332. ISSN 0264-9993

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Abstract

Much interest has been paid recently to the nonlinear cointegrating relations existing among economic variables. Various testing procedures are already available to test for the existence of nonlinear cointegration. For example, Breitung (2001) proposes rank tests and his testing procedure has been broadly applied. In this study, we warn against a blind application of the rank cointegration tests, particularly to economic variables that evidence certain behavior. As an illustration, we employ the nominal exchange rates and relative prices of Papua New Guinea against her major trading partners with the objective of testing the validity of purchasing power parity for the country. Our simulation results also confirm our warnings. Additionally, we provide some simple solutions to the problem we encounter herein.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nonlinearity, Cointegration, Rank tests, Purchasing power parity, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Depositing User: Ab Rahim
Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2017 07:58
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2017 07:58
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18003

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