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Credit Constraints and the Current Account: A Test for the Japanese Economy

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  • Takuma Kunieda

    (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University)

  • Akihisa Shibata

    (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

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This paper constructs a small open economy version of the Kiyotaki and Moore (1997) model along the line developed by Kasa (1998) and derives a closed-form solution of the current account dynamics. Using the solution, a null hypothesis of no credit constraints is tested for the Japanese economy. The empirical results show that the null hypothesis is strongly rejected and that the estimated signs of the parameters are consistent with the model. The Kiyotaki and Moore model gives an adequate description of the Japanese economy.

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Paper provided by Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research in its series KIER Working Papers with number 573.

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Length: 28 pages
Date of creation: Jul 2003
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Handle: RePEc:kyo:wpaper:573

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Keywords: Credit constraints; Current account; Japanese economy;

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  1. Chatelain, Jean-Bernard & Ralf, Kirsten & Bruno, Amable, 2010. "Patents as Collateral," MPRA Paper 44698, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  2. Kunieda, Takuma & Shibata, Akihisa, 2011. "Collateral Constraints and Legal Protection of Lenders: A Macroeconomic Perspective," MPRA Paper 35356, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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