A Markov Model on China’s Export Cycles: Regime Division and Regime Switching

Dongmei LI, Zhihong SONG, Jingli PEI

Abstract


Based on Hamilton’ Markov regime-switching model applied to postwar U.S. business cycle, the paper uses Chinese export data from January 1999 to November 2010 to describe and investigate the dynamic growth path of China’s export cycles. The empirical results show that the growth path of China’s export can be classified as long-term expansion regime and short-term recession regime, which means the growth path of China’s export may experience a shift of regime. The global economic situation, especially the 1997 Asian financial crisis and 2008 global financial crisis, and Chinese macroeconomic policy during these periods may explain the move of regime. Chinese economy needs to shift from export-oriented economic growth to more reliance on indigenous innovation of firms and domestic demand-pulled growth, which maybe not only the result of the 2008 global financial crisis, but also reflects the need for continual growth of Chinese economy in the future.
Key words: Export cycles; Markov regime-switching model; Smoothing probabilities


Résumé: Basé sur Hamilton à changement de modèle du régime Markov appliqué à la conjoncture d'après-guerre américain, l'étude utilise les données des exportations 1chinoises de Janvier 1999 à Novembre 2010 à décrire et à enquêter sur le chemin de la croissance dynamique des cycles de l'exportation de la Chine. Les résultats empiriques montrent que le chemin de la croissance des exportations chinoises peuvent être classés comme régime de l'expansion à long terme et le régime de la récession à court terme, ce qui signifie que le chemin de la croissance des exportations de la Chine, peuvent constater un changement de régime. La situation économique mondiale, en particulier la crise financière asiatique 1997 et 2008 la crise financière mondiale, et les Chinois de la politique macroéconomique durant ces périodes peut expliquer le passage du régime. L'économie chinoise a besoin de passer d'exportation de la croissance économique à s'appuyer davantage sur l'innovation des entreprises et des indigènes par la demande intérieure tirée de croissance, qui peut-être pas seulement le résultat de l'exercice 2008 la crise financière mondiale, mais reflète également la nécessité d'une croissance continue de l'économie chinoise dans le futur.
Mots clés: Les Cycles d'exportation; Le Changement de modèle du régime Markov; Les probabilités de lissage


Keywords


Export cycles; Markov regime-switching model; Smoothing probabilities;Les Cycles d'exportation; Le Changement de modèle du régime Markov; Les probabilités de lissage;Canadian;Social Science

References


Hamilton, J. D. (1989). A New Approach to the Economic Analysis of Non-stationary Time Series and the Business Cycle. Econometrica, 57, 357-384.

Hamilton, J. D. (1994). Time Series Analysis. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Hansen, B. E. (1992). The Likelihood Ratio Test Under Nonstandard Conditions: Testing the Markov Switching Model of GNP. Journal of Applied Econometrics, S61-S82.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.css.1923669620110704.Z551

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