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Real exchange rate dynamics and external balances: Econometric and artificial neural network analyses

Hironobu Nakagawa & Hongyi Chen

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control2026https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2026.105312article
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We examine the dynamic relationship between the real exchange rate (RER) and external balances using both econometric and artificial neural network (NN) approaches. Our framework synthesizes a vector error correction model (VECM) and an NN model derived from it. Unlike traditional models such as vector autoregression (VAR), our models systematically incorporate economic relationships pertinent to the subject matter. These includes (i) the stock-flow relationship between the stock of net foreign assets (NFA) and current account flows, and (ii) the long-run, cointegrating relationship between the RER and NFA. After validating the framework, we apply the VECM and NN model to U.S. data, considering the country’s substantial net foreign debt and the associated dollar adjustments. Our VECM results differ markedly from previous VAR studies, revealing previously unidentified dynamics and indicating that the NFA position drives the RER. Our NN model, which appropriately handles both stationary and nonstationary data, outperforms alternative models in forecasting RER movements. Both modeling approaches highlight the importance of properly incorporating stock I (1) variables through cointegration and error correction.

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@article{hironobu2026,
  title        = {{Real exchange rate dynamics and external balances: Econometric and artificial neural network analyses}},
  author       = {Hironobu Nakagawa & Hongyi Chen},
  journal      = {Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2026.105312},
}

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