Impact of Exchange Rate on Balance of Trade ofPakistan: An ARDL Approach

Authors

  • Muhammad Waseem National College of Business Administration and Economics (Multan Campus).
  • Muhammad Umair National College of Business Administration and Economics (Multan Campus).
  • Muhammad Kamran Bhatti PhD Applied Economics (Scholar), School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, China.
  • Ayesha PhD Applied Economics (Scholar), School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, China.

Abstract

The premierpurpose of this research paper is to investigate the effect of exchange rate on trade balance of Pakistan.Time series data is used of different variables like Trade Balance, Exchange Rate, Inflation and Exports from 1976 – 2020. For this purpose, the study applied Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach and Bound Test to achieve short run and long run results. The result indicates that, exchange rate put positive but insignificant impact on trade balance in Pakistan.It shows that high rate of exchange with respect to USD is harmful for trade balance of Pakistan. The study suggests that stable rate of exchange is good for the trade balance.

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Published

2022-01-11

How to Cite

Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Kamran Bhatti, & Ayesha. (2022). Impact of Exchange Rate on Balance of Trade ofPakistan: An ARDL Approach. Meritorious Journal of Social Sciences and Management (E-ISSN# 2788-4589 | P-ISSN#2788-4570), 4(2), 16-26. Retrieved from http://journal.mgp.org.pk/index.php/mjssm/article/view/143

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2021): Meritorious Journal of Social Sciences and Management

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