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Munich Personal RePEc Archive The Imbalanced Catch-up to Rational Expectations: Capital Flows during Convergence Cozzi, Guido and Davenport, Margaret School of Economis and Political Science, University of St. Gallen, Institute of Economics, University of St. Gallen August 2015 Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/71009/ MPRA Paper No. 71009, posted 28 Apr 2016 13:34 UTC

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Page 1: The Imbalanced Catch-up to Rational Expectations: Capital Flows … · 2019. 9. 26. · fast-growing converging economies cannot be su ciently explained with habit formation in an

Munich Personal RePEc Archive

The Imbalanced Catch-up to Rational

Expectations: Capital Flows during

Convergence

Cozzi, Guido and Davenport, Margaret

School of Economis and Political Science, University of St. Gallen,

Institute of Economics, University of St. Gallen

August 2015

Online at https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/71009/

MPRA Paper No. 71009, posted 28 Apr 2016 13:34 UTC

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❚❤❡ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❈❛t❝❤✲✉♣ t♦ ❘❛t✐♦♥❛❧

❊①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✿ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ❋❧♦✇s ❞✉r✐♥❣

❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

●✉✐❞♦ ❈♦③③✐✄ ▼❛r❣❛r❡t ❉❛✈❡♥♣♦rt②

✭❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❙t✳ ●❛❧❧❡♥✮ ✭❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❙t✳●❛❧❧❡♥✮

❘❡✈✐s❡❞✱ ❆♣r✐❧ ✷✽✱ ✷✵✶✻

❆❜str❛❝t

❍♦✇ ❧♦♥❣ s❤❛❧❧ ❛ ❝♦✉♥tr② t❛❦❡ t♦ ❧❡❛r♥ t❤❡ ✇♦r❧❞ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❢r♦♥✲

t✐❡r❄ ❲❤❛t ✇♦✉❧❞ ❤❛♣♣❡♥ ✐❢ t❤❛t ❝♦✉♥tr② ❢♦✉♥❞ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t✐❡s ✐♥

❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ✐ts ❡❝♦♥♦♠②❄ ❆❢t❡r ❛❧❧✱ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❝❛t❝❤✐♥❣ ✉♣

♦❢t❡♥ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ❧✐❢❡✲❝❤❛♥❣✐♥❣ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ t♦ ❛

❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ❲❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ❛♥ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ r❛t✐♦✲

♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛❧♦♥❣s✐❞❡ ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣②✱ ♠❛② ❜❡ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❡❞ ❜②

❡①❝❡ss✐✈❡ s❛✈✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s❡s✱ ❛s ♦❢t❡♥ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡

❞❛t❛ ❛♥❞ ❛t ♦❞❞s ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♣r❡❞✐❝✲

t✐♦♥s✱ ❛♥❞ ♥♦t ❢✉❧❧② ❡①♣❧❛✐♥❡❞ ❜② st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❛❞❛♣t❛t✐♦♥s s✉❝❤ ❛s ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r✲

♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ▼♦r❡♦✈❡r✱ s✉❝❤ ❛ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ♣r♦❝❡ss ✐♥ ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr②

❝❛♥ ✉♣s❡t t❤❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ ❛ ❢✉❧❧② r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛❞✈❛♥❝❡❞

❝♦✉♥tr②✳ ■♥ ❛ ❯❙✲❈❤✐♥❛ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤✐s ❡✛❡❝t ❝❛♥ ❜❡ s♦

str♦♥❣ ❛s t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✱ t❤❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s

❣❧✉t ❤②♣♦t❤❡s✐s✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡✳

❏❊▲ ❈❧❛ss✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ◆✉♠❜❡rs✿ ❋✷✶✱ ❋✹✶✱ ❊✵✸

✄❙❝❤♦♦❧ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ❛♥❞ P♦❧✐t✐❝❛❧ ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡✱ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❙t✳ ●❛❧❧❡♥✳ ❊✲♠❛✐❧✿❣✉✐❞♦✳❝♦③③✐❅✉♥✐s❣✳❝❤✳

②■♥st✐t✉t❡ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s✱ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❙t✳ ●❛❧❧❡♥✳ ❊♠❛✐❧✿ ♠❛r❣❛r❡t✳❞❛✈❡♥♣♦rt❅✉♥✐s❣✳❝❤

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✶ ■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❚❤❡ ✇♦r❦❤♦rs❡ ♥❡♦❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♠❛❦❡s ✈❡r② ❝❧❡❛r ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡

r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❛♥❞ ❧♦♥❣ t❡r♠ ♦r ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ♣r♦❞✉❝✲

t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ✭❡✳❣✳ ❖❜st❢❡❧❞ ❛♥❞ ❘♦❣♦✛✱ ✶✾✾✻✮✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❢❛❝❡ ♦❢ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ❣r♦✇t❤✱

❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡s ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ♦✉t♣✉t ❛♥❞ ✐s s✉♣♣❧❡♠❡♥t❡❞ ❜②

❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s❀ s✐♠✐❧❛r ♣❛tt❡r♥s ❛r❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ❢♦r ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡✲

s♣♦♥❞ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡❧② t♦ ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ ❢✉t✉r❡ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡s✳ ❍❡♥❝❡✱

❧♦✇❡r s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞ ❤✐❣❤❡r ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥ts s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❢❛st❡r t❡❝❤♥♦✲

❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❡ss✳ ❋❛st❡r ❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ r❡❝❡✐✈✐♥❣ ❡♥❞ ♦❢

✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s ❛♥❞ t❤❡s❡ ✢♦✇s s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ✐♥ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t②

❣r♦✇t❤✳

■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✱ ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥✲

s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s ❤❛s ❡♠❡r❣❡❞ ♦✈❡r

❛ ❧♦♥❣❡r ♣❡r✐♦❞ st❛rt✐♥❣ ✐♥ ✶✾✽✵s ❢♦r ♥♦♥✲❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✱ t❤❡ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥

♣✉③③❧❡ ✭●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡✱ ✷✵✶✸❀ ❆❧❢❛r♦✱ ❑❛❧❡♠❧✐✲❖③❝❛♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❱♦❧♦s♦✈②❝❤✱

✷✵✶✹✮✳ ❚❤✐s ♣r❡♠✐s❡ r❡❧✐❡s ♦♥ t❤r❡❡ ❦❡② ❢❡❛t✉r❡s t❤❛t ❞❡s❡r✈❡ ❣r❡❛t❡r ❛tt❡♥t✐♦♥✳

❋✐rst✱ t❤❡ ♥❡♦❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐♥ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡s❡ ♣✉③③❧❡s s✉❜s✉♠❡s ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧②

❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✐♥❣ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts✳ ❙❡❝♦♥❞✱ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢t❡♥ ❢♦❝✉s❡s ♦♥ ❛ r❡♣r❡s❡♥✲

t❛t✐✈❡ ❛❣❡♥t ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦✱ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❧✐❢❡✲❝②❝❧❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s ♠♦t✐✈❡s ❛♥❞ ❞❡✲

♠♦❣r❛♣❤✐❝ str✉❝t✉r❡✳ ❚❤✐r❞✱ ✐t r❡❧✐❡s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❛❣❡♥ts t♦ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧②

❢♦r❡❝❛st t❤❡ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ❣r♦✇t❤ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢

❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

▼❛♥② ❡①♣❧❛♥❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉③③❧❡ ❢♦❝✉s

♦♥ t❤❡ ✜rst ❛♥❞ s❡❝♦♥❞ ♣♦✐♥ts✳ ■♥ ❛ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✱

❈❛❜❛❧❧❡r♦✱ ❋❛r❤✐✱ ❛♥❞ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ✭✷✵✵✽❛✮ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ✉♣❤✐❧❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s ♠❛②

❡♠❡r❣❡ ❛s ❛ r❡s✉❧t ♦❢ ❞❡♣r❡ss❡❞ s✉♣♣❧② ♦❢ s❛❢❡ ❛ss❡ts ✐♥ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

■♥ t❤❡✐r ♥♦♥✲❘✐❝❛r❞✐❛♥ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡t ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s tr❛♥s❧❛t❡ ✐♥t♦ ❛ ❧♦✇

s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ t♦t❛❧ ❝❧❛✐♠s t♦ ❢✉t✉r❡ ♦✉t♣✉t ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② t❤❛t ❝❛♥ ❜❡ tr❛❞❡❞✱

❞❡♣r❡ss✐♥❣ ❛✉t❛r❦② ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ❛♥❞ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♥❣ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❜r♦❛❞ ✐♥ s❡❡❦ ♦❢ s❛❢❡

❛ss❡ts✳ ▼❡♥❞♦③❛✱ ◗✉❛❞r✐♥✐✱ ❛♥❞ ❘✐♦s✲❘✉❧❧ ✭✷✵✵✼✮ ❛r❣✉❡ t❤❛t ✐t ✐s ❛ ❧❛❝❦ ♦❢

s✉♣♣❧② ❢♦r ❝♦♥t✐♥❣❡♥t ❝❧❛✐♠s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ✐❞✐♦s②♥❝r❛t✐❝ r✐s❦s ❛♥❞✱ ❛s ❛

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❝♦♥s❡q✉❡♥❝❡✱ ♣r❡❝❛✉t✐♦♥❛r② s❛✈✐♥❣s ♠♦t✐✈❡s t❤❛t ❝❛♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t

s✉r♣❧✉s❡s✳ ❙✐♠✐❧❛r ❛r❣✉♠❡♥ts ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ♠❛❞❡ ❢♦r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ♦♥ t❤❡

✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t s✐❞❡✿ Pr❛s❛❞✱ ❘❛❥❛♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❙✉❜r❛♠❛♥✐❛♥ ✭✷✵✵✼✮ ❛r❣✉❡ t❤❛t ❛ ❧❛❝❦ ♦❢

✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t✐♦♥ ♣r❡✈❡♥ts ❞♦♠❡st✐❝ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❢r♦♠ ❜❡✐♥❣ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧❡❞ ✐♥t♦

♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈❡ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥ts❀ ❛♥❞ ❙♦♥❣✱ ❙t♦r❡s❧❡tt❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❩✐❧✐❜♦tt✐ ✭✷✵✶✶✮ ♠♦❞❡❧

✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s ✇❤✐❝❤ ♣r❡✈❡♥t ❧♦❛♥s ❢r♦♠ ❜❡✐♥❣ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t❡❞ t♦ ❤✐❣❤❧② ♣r♦❞✉❝✲

t✐✈❡ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐✈❛t❡ s❡❝t♦r ❛s t❤❡ s♦✉r❝❡ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♦✉t✢♦✇s ✐♥ t❤❡

❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❝❛s❡✳

❙✉❝❤ ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s ♠❛② ❛❧s♦ ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥

❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s ❛♥❞ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❞♦❝✉♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡

✭✷✵✶✸✮✳ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡t ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s ♣r❡✈❡♥t ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ❢r♦♠ ❜❡✐♥❣ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❜♦rr♦✇

❛❣❛✐♥st ❢✉t✉r❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❡①❛❝❡r❜❛t❡❞ ✐♥ ❢❛st❡r ❣r♦✇✐♥❣

❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✱ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♥❣ ❤✐❣❤❡r ♣r❡ss✉r❡ t♦ ❜♦rr♦✇ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ st♦r❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ❛s

❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❝♦♥t✐♥✉❡ t♦ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤✐s ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ r❡❧✐❡s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❢❛❝t t❤❛t ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧

❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❛❧❧♦✇ t❤❡ s✉♣♣❧② ♦❢ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❛ss❡ts t♦ ❦❡❡♣ ♣❛❝❡ ✇✐t❤

❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✬s ❞❡♠❛♥❞ ❢♦r ❛ss❡ts ❛❧♦♥❣ t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✱ s♦ t❤❛t ❛❣❡♥ts

✐♥ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ✇✐t❤ ❤✐❣❤❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛r❡ ♠♦r❡ s✉s❝❡♣t✐❜❧❡ t♦ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧

❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s✳

❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ✐♥ ❛ ♣❛♥❡❧ ♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✱ ●r✉❜❡r ❛♥❞

❑❛♠✐♥ ✭✷✵✵✾✮ ❞♦ ♥♦t ✜♥❞ s②st❡♠❛t✐❝ ❡✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ t❤❛t ♠❡❛s✉r❡s ♦❢ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❞❡✲

✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t s✉❝❤ ❛s ❝r❡❞✐t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦ ♦r ❝❛♣✐t❛❧✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ st♦❝❦ ♠❛r❦❡ts ❝❛♥

❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s✳ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞

❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮✱ ♣♦✐♥t ♦✉t t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉③③❧❡ ✐s str♦♥❣❡st ❢♦r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣

❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡ t❤❡ ♠♦st ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧❧② ✐♥t❡❣r❛t❡❞ ✭❛♥❞ ♣❡r❤❛♣s ❡q✉✐♣♣❡❞ ✇✐t❤

♠♦r❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣❡❞ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts✮✳

❈❡♥tr❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❜♦t❤ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♣✉③③❧✐♥❣ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢

❝❛♣✐t❛❧✱ ✐s ❛♥ ✉♥❞❡r❧②✐♥❣ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝

❣r♦✇t❤✳ ❚❤❡ ✇♦r❦ ♦❢ ❈❛rr♦❧❧ ❛♥❞ ❲❡✐❧ ✭✶✾✾✸✮ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤ts t❤❡ ❝❛✉s❛❧ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧

r✉♥♥✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ t♦ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞ s❛✈✐♥❣✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t❡❞

❢♦r ✐♥ ❛ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✇❤❡r❡ ❛❣❡♥ts ❛❞❥✉st ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ s❧♦✇❧②

✭❈❛rr♦❧❧ ❛♥❞ ❲❡✐❧✱ ✶✾✾✸❀ ❈❛rr♦❧❧✱ ❖✈❡r❧❛♥❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❲❡✐❧✱ ✷✵✵✵✮✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡

s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ✐♥ ♦t❤❡r✇✐s❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❛♥❞ ❛ t✇♦ ❧❛r❣❡ ❝♦✉♥tr②

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♥❡♦❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ❛❣❡♥ts ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t♦ ❜❡❝♦♠❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✐♥ t❤❡✐r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥

❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s ❛❧♦♥❣ ✇✐t❤ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡s ❛ ❢♦r♠ ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣✲

t✐♦♥ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥❝❡✳ ❚❤✐s ♥♦✈❡❧ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ♦❢ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥❝❡ ❝❛♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡

♦❢ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t✇♦ ❧❛r❣❡ r❡❣✐♦♥s t❤❛t ✇❡ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❛

❛♥❞ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ❝❛s❡✳ ❆❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❧②✱ ✇❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝t ✐s ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣

✐♥ t❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦❢ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t②✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✉s ✐t ❝❛♥ ❛❧s♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡

❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉③③❧❡✳

❆t t❤❡ r♦♦t ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ✐s ✐♥❞❡❡❞ ❛ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥

s❛✈✐♥❣ r❛t❡ ❛♥❞ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❣r♦✇t❤✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❛s ✇❡ ❞♦❝✉♠❡♥t ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✽✱ ❤❛❜✐t

❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ♥♦t ❡♥♦✉❣❤ t♦ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ♣r♦①✐♠✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s t♦

t❤❡ ❞❛t❛✳ ■♥ ♦t❤❡r ✇♦r❞s✱ t❤❡ ❡①t❡♥t ♦❢ ✉♥❞❡r❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ♠❛♥②

❢❛st✲❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❝❛♥♥♦t ❜❡ s✉✣❝✐❡♥t❧② ❡①♣❧❛✐♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❤❛❜✐t

❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❛♥ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧✳

▼♦❞❡❧s ✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ♦✈❡r❧❛♣♣✐♥❣ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥ str✉❝t✉r❡ ♠❛② ❛❧s♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡

r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞ ❣r♦✇t❤✱ ❞✐✛❡r✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ♥❡♦❝❧❛s✲

s✐❝❛❧ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✭❖❜st❢❡❧❞ ❛♥❞ ❘♦❣♦✛✱ ✷✵✵✾✮✳ ❘❡❝❡♥t r❡s❡❛r❝❤ ❤❛s ❢♦❝✉s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡

❞❡♠♦❣r❛♣❤✐❝ str✉❝t✉r❡ ✐♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❛ ❢❡❡❞❜❛❝❦ ❧♦♦♣ t❤❛t ❛❧❧♦✇s ❝❛✉s❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥

❜♦t❤ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♦♥s✳ ▼❡❤❧✉♠✱ ❚♦r✈✐❦✱ ❛♥❞ ❱❛❧❡♥t❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ✐♥ ❛ t✇♦ s❡❝t♦r✱ ♦✈❡r❧❛♣✲

♣✐♥❣ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥s ✭❖▲●✮ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❞❡r✐✈❡ t❤❡ ✧s❛✈✐♥❣s ♠✉❧t✐♣❧✐❡r✧ ♦❢ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝

❣r♦✇t❤ t❤❛t ❡♠❡r❣❡s ✈✐❛ ♠♦r❡ r❡❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ t♦ ❛ ②♦✉♥❣ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s❛✈❡rs

❛♥❞ ❜② ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝♦st ♦❢ ♦❧❞ ❛❣❡ ❝❛r❡✳ ❚❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ✇❤②

❢❛st❡r✲❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❡①❤✐❜✐t ❤✐❣❤❡r s❛✈✐♥❣ r❛t❡s ❛❜s❡♥t ❛♥② ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧

♠❛r❦❡t ✐♠♣❡r❢❡❝t✐♦♥s✳

❋✉rt❤❡r✱ r❡s❡❛r❝❤ ✐♥ t❤✐s ❛r❡❛ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤ts ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢

❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ❛ ❧✐❢❡✲❝②❝❧❡ ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦ ❢♦r ♣r✐✈❛t❡

s❛✈✐♥❣✳ ❈♦❡✉r❞❛❝✐❡r✱ ●✉✐❜❛✉❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✐♥ ✭✷✵✶✷✮ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❞❡♠♦❣r❛♣❤✐❝ str✉❝t✉r❡

✇✐t❤ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t✐❛❧s ❛♥❞ ❤❡t❡r♦❣❡♥❡♦✉s ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ❝♦♥str❛✐♥ts

✐♥ ❛ t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr② ♠♦❞❡❧ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡❞ ❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❯❙✳ ❚❤❡✐r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s ❛❜❧❡

t♦ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡ ❞✐✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ♣r✐✈❛t❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s r❛t❡s✱ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ ❢❛❧❧✐♥❣

✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ♠❛❦✐♥❣ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛❣❡✲s♣❡❝✐✜❝ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r

✐♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤✳

❚♦ t❤❡ t❤✐r❞ ♣♦✐♥t✱ t♦ ♦✉r ❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣❡✱ ❧✐tt❧❡ ✇♦r❦ ❤❛s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ t❤❡ r♦❧❡

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t❤❛t ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❤❛s ♦♥ t❤❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s ♦❢

❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❛♥❞ t❤✉s✱ t♦ t❤❡ ✐ss✉❡s s✉rr♦✉♥❞✐♥❣ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠

✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s✳

■♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t❡ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✭✇❤❡r❡

❛❣❡♥ts r❡❧② ♦♥ t❤❡✐r ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✮ ✐♥t♦ ❛ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❞②✲

♥❛♠✐❝ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠ ✭❉●❊✮ ♠♦❞❡❧ t❤❛t ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❜r♦✉❣❤t t♦ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛✳ ❲❡

✉s❡ ❛ r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ❢♦r♠ ♦❢ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ❛❣❡♥ts ❢♦r♠✐♥❣ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ❧❡❛r♥✲

✐♥❣ t♦ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧② ❢♦r❡❝❛st t❤❡✐r ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t②✱ t❤❛t ✐s ❡♥❞♦❣❡♥♦✉s t♦

t❤❡ ♣❛t❤ ♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t✳ ❲❤❡♥ t❤✐s ♦❝❝✉rs✱ ✇❡ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ♣❛t✲

t❡r♥ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ r❡❛❧✐③❡❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s ♠❛② ❡♠❡r❣❡ t❤❛t

✐s str❡♥❣t❤❡♥❡❞ ❢♦r ❤✐❣❤❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛r❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t

✇❤❡♥ ✇❡ ❡①t❡♥❞ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❢❡❛t✉r❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ t♦ ❛ t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✇♦r❧❞✳

❆ ❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ✐♥ ♠❛❝r♦❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ❤❛s ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t s✉♣♣♦rt ❡♠✲

♣✐r✐❝❛❧❧② ❢♦r ❛❧t❡r♥❛t✐✈❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❋✉st❡r✱ ▲❛✐❜s♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ▼❡♥❞❡❧

✭✷✵✶✵✮ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t❡ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✐♥t♦ ❛ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ♠❛❝r♦ ❢♦r❡❝❛st✲

✐♥❣ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ s❤♦✇ t❤❛t✱ ✐♥ ❛ ✇✐❞❡ ✈❛r✐❡t② ♦❢ s❡tt✐♥❣s✱ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ♠❛❝r♦❡❝♦✲

♥♦♠✐❝ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s s✉❝❤ ❛s ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ✐♥✢❛t✐♦♥✱ ♦✉t♣✉t ❛♥❞ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❛r❡

❜❡tt❡r ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ s♦♠❡ ❢♦r♠

♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜✐❛s✳ ❙✐♠✐❧❛r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r st❛t✐st✐❝❛❧ ❧❡❛r♥✲

✐♥❣ ❜② ❊✈❛♥s ❛♥❞ ❍♦♥❦❛♣♦❤❥❛ ✭✷✵✵✶✮ ❛♥❞ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r❛❧ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❜② ❉❡ ●r❛✉✇❡

✭✷✵✶✷✮✳

❆❧t❤♦✉❣❤ ✇❡ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤t ❛♥ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠✱ ✇❡ ✈✐❡✇ ♦✉r ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤

t♦ ❜❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② t♦ t❤❡ ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧s t❤❛t ♠❛② ❛✛❡❝t s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞

✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s ✐♥ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❲❤❡♥ ❛❣❡♥ts ✉s❡ ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t

❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛s tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❜❡❣✐♥s✱ t❤✐s r❡♣r❡s❡♥ts ❛ ♠❛r❦❡t

❢r✐❝t✐♦♥ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ✇❤❛t ✐s ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❣✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ ✇❤❛t ❛❣❡♥ts ❥✉❞❣❡ t♦

❜❡ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧✳ ❚❤✐s ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ♦♣❡r❛t❡s ✈✐❛ ❛ ❞✐st♦rt✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❛❣❡♥ts✬ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ s❛✈✐♥❣s

❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r✳

❚❤❡ ❜❛s✐❝ ✐♥t✉✐t✐♦♥ ❜❡❤✐♥❞ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ✐s ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✳ ❆t t❤❡ ❜❡❣✐♥♥✐♥❣ ♦❢

❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ t♦ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ❤✐❣❤❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t②

❧❡✈❡❧s✱ ❛❣❡♥ts ♠✉st ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ ❢♦r❡❝❛st r❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧② ❛❧♦♥❣ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ♥❡✇ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢

t❤❡✐r ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ❆s t❤✐s ♦❝❝✉rs✱ t❤❡② r❡❧② ♦♥ ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ❢♦r ❢♦r♠✐♥❣

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t❤❡✐r ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❆❣❡♥ts ❛t t❤❡ ❜❡❣✐♥♥✐♥❣ ♦❢ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ t❡♥❞ t♦ ✉♥❞❡r❡st✐✲

♠❛t❡ t❤❡ ❡①t❡♥t ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✉♥❝♦♥str❛✐♥❡❞

❝♦♥s✉♠❡r s♠♦♦t❤s ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ t♦ ❛ ♥❡✇ ❧❡✈❡❧ t❤❛t r❡✢❡❝ts t❤❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✐♥ ♣❡r✲

❝❡✐✈❡❞ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ✐♥❝♦♠❡✳ ❈♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐s t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ t♦♦ ❧♦✇ ❛♥❞ ❡①❝❡ss

s❛✈✐♥❣ ✢♦✇s ♦✉t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ❚❤✐s ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ✐s ❛✉❣♠❡♥t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❤✐❣❤❡r

♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❖✉r ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠

✐s ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ✇❡❧❧ ❞♦❝✉♠❡♥t❡❞ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ s❛✈✐♥❣s

❛♥❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤✱ ❜✉t ❣♦❡s ❛ st❡♣ ❢✉rt❤❡r ✐♥ t❤❛t ✐t ♦✛❡rs ❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧

❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ t❤❛t s✉♣♣♦rts ❝❛✉s❛t✐♦♥ r✉♥♥✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ t♦ s❛✈✐♥❣s✳

❖✉r r❡s✉❧ts ❤❛✈❡ ♠❛❥♦r ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ♥♦t ♦♥❧② ❢♦r t❤❡ ♣❛tt❡r♥ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧

✢♦✇s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❛♥❞ ❛♠♦♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❊✈❡♥ ✐♥ ❛ ❝❧♦s❡❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②

s❡tt✐♥❣✱ ♦✉r ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ✐♠♣❛❝ts t❤❡ s❤❛♣❡ ❛♥❞ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❞✉r✐♥❣

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❇♦t❤ t❤❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ t♦ ❧❛❜♦r r❛t✐♦ ❛♥❞ ✐ts s❤❛♣❡ ♦✈❡r t❤❡

tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❛r❡ ❛✛❡❝t❡❞✱ ♦✛❡r✐♥❣ ♥❡✇ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡

❢♦r ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ❞✐s❝✉ss❡❞ ✐♥ ❣r❡❛t❡r ❞❡t❛✐❧

✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✽✳

✷ ❙t②❧✐③❡❞ ❋❛❝ts

❆♠♦♥❣ t❤❡ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❢❛❝ts ✇❡❧❧ ❞♦❝✉♠❡♥t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝

❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❞♦❝✉♠❡♥t❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✲

✉r❡ ✶✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ s❤♦✇s ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❛s ❛ r❛t✐♦ t♦ ✇♦r❧❞ ●❉P ❢♦r ❛ s❡❧❡❝t ❣r♦✉♣

♦❢ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❈✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❡♠❡r❣❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♠✐❞ ✶✾✾✵s ❛♥❞

✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ t♦✇❛r❞s t❤❡ ❧❛t❡ ✶✾✾✵s ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ❡❛st ❆s✐❛♥ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❝r✐s✐s✳ ❋♦r t❤❡

❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ❞❡✜❝✐ts ♣❡rs✐st t❤r♦✉❣❤♦✉t t❤❡ ✷✵✵✵s✱ ✇✐t❤ ❛ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ✐♠♣r♦✈❡✲

♠❡♥t ❢r♦♠ ✷✵✵✻ t♦ ✷✵✵✼ ❛♥❞ ❛ ❢✉rt❤❡r ✐♠♣r♦✈❡♠❡♥t ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❝r✐s✐s✳

❈✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❞❡✜❝✐ts ❞♦ ♥♦t r❡t✉r♥ t♦ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧

❝r✐s✐s✳

❚❤❡ ❯❙ ❞❡✜❝✐ts ❛r❡ ♠❛t❝❤❡❞ ❜② ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ❢r♦♠ ❢❛st ❣r♦✇✲

✐♥❣✱ ❡♠❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ♦♥ t❤❡ ✇❤♦❧❡✱ ♠♦st ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❆s✐❛✱ ♦✐❧

♣r♦❞✉❝✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ❢♦r♠❡r ❙♦✈✐❡t ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✳ ❆ s✐③❛❜❧❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t

s✉r♣❧✉s ❛r✐s❡s ✐♥ ♠♦st ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s st❛rt✐♥❣ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧❛t❡ ✶✾✾✵s✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✿ ❈✉rr❡♥t ❆❝❝♦✉♥t ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s

s♦✉r❝❡✿ ❛✉t❤♦rs✬ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❲❊❖ ❉❛t❛❜❛s❡✱ ■▼❋

❆s ❛ ❝♦♥s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✱ ❧❛r❣❡ ✭✐♥ ❛❜s♦❧✉t❡ ✈❛❧✉❡✮

♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡t ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s✕♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ❢♦r t❤❡ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛✕❤❛s

❡♠❡r❣❡❞✱ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷✳ ❚❤✐s ✜❣✉r❡ s❤♦✇s ❜♦t❤ t❤❡ r❡♣♦rt❡❞ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥

❛ss❡t ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❢r♦♠ ▲❛♥❡ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮ ❛♥❞ ❛❧s♦ t❤❡

❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐✈❡ s✉♠ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❞❡✜❝✐ts ❢♦r t❤❡ t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡

s❛♠❡ ❞❛t❛s❡t✳ ❇♦t❤ s❡r✐❡s ❛r❡ ✜❧t❡r❡❞ ♦❢ ❜✉s✐♥❡ss ❝②❝❧❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s ✉s✐♥❣ ❛♥

❍♦❞r✐❝❦✲Pr❡s❝♦tt ✜❧t❡r✳

❚❤❡ ❯❙ ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❤❡❧❞ ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ✇❡r❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡❧② s♠❛❧❧ ❛s ❛ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡

♦❢ ●❉P ✉♥t✐❧ t❤❡ ♠✐❞✲✶✾✾✵s✱ ✇❤❡♥ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ t✇♦

❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❡♠❡r❣❡❞✳ ❚❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ ♠❛❣♥✐t✉❞❡ ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t

♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s ❛❝❝❡❧❡r❛t❡❞ ✐♥t♦ t❤❡ ✷✵✵✵s ❛♥❞ ✇❡r❡ r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❝r✐s✐s✳

❋♦r t❤❡ ❯❙ ❝❛s❡✱ ❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ t❤❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ❧❡ss ♣r♦♥♦✉♥❝❡❞ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ ❯❙ ●❉P✳

❚❤❡r❡ ✐s r♦❜✉st ❡✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤

❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸✳ ❚❤✐s ✜❣✉r❡ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣

❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❝r♦ss s❡❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❛♥❞ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡

tr❡♥❞ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶ ❢♦r ♥♦♥✲

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✷✿ ◆❡t ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ■♥✈❡st♠❡♥t P♦s✐t✐♦♥ ✶✾✾✺✲✷✵✶✶✱ ❯❙ ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛

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NFA/GDP ex valuation effects US NFA/GDP US

NFA/GDP ex valuation effects China NFA/GDP China

s♦✉r❝❡✿ ❛✉t❤♦rs✬ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❊❲◆ ▼❛r❦ ■■ ❞❛t❛ ❢r♦♠ ▲❛♥❡ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮

❖❊❈❉ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✳✶

❚❤✐s ❡✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ t❡❧❧s ✉s t❤❛t ♥♦t ♦♥❧② ❞♦❡s ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇ ♦✉t ♦❢ ❢❛st ❣r♦✇✐♥❣✱

❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✱ t❤✐s r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ✐s ❡①t❡♥✉❛t❡❞ ✐♥ ❢❛st❡r ❣r♦✇✐♥❣✱ ❤✐❣❤❡r

✐♥✈❡st✐♥❣ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❛♥ ❡①t❡♥s✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✜♥❞✐♥❣s ♦❢ ●♦✉r✲

✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ❢♦r ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❢♦r

t❤❡ t✐♠❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✳

❖✉r ♣❛rs✐♠♦♥✐♦✉s ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣ s❡❝t✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ♥✉♠❡r✐✲

❝❛❧ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡s✱ ❛r❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡ t❤❡ s❛❧✐❡♥t ❢❡❛t✉r❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡❞ st②❧✐③❡❞

❢❛❝ts ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡❞ ❛❜♦✈❡✳ ❲❡ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r ❡①♣❧❛♥❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s

❡♠❡r❣✐♥❣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡ ✶✾✾✵s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❡✈✲

✐❞❡♥❝❡ ❢♦r ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧

✐♥✢♦✇s ♦✈❡r t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞✳

✶❚❤❡ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ✻✽ ♥♦♥✲❖❊❈❉ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ✐s t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❛s t❤❛t ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ✇✐t❤ ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺✳ ❚❤❡ s❧♦♣❡ ♦❢t❤❡ ❧✐♥❡ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❣r❛♣❤ ✐s ✲✵✳✷✺ ❛♥❞ ✐s s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ❛t t❤❡ ✺ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ❧❡✈❡❧✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸✿ ◆❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❈r♦ss✕❙❡❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ■♥✲✢♦✇s ❛♥❞ ●r♦✇t❤

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11

−.05 0 .05 .1 .15Average Productivity Growth, 1995−2011

❛✉t❤♦rs ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❞❛t❛ ❢r♦♠ P❲❚ ✽✳✶✱ ✭❋❡❡♥str❛✱ ■♥❦❧❛❛r✱ ❛♥❞ ❚✐♠♠❡r✱ ✷✵✶✸✮✳

✸ ▼♦❞❡❧ ✲ ❙♠❛❧❧ ❖♣❡♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠②

❚♦ ♠❛❦❡ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ♠♦r❡ tr❛♥s♣❛r❡♥t✱ ❜✉t ✇✐t❤♦✉t ❧♦ss ♦❢ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧✐t②✱ ✇❡

❤❡r❡ ✉s❡ ❛ s✐♠♣❧❡ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♥❡♦❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥❡❧❛st✐❝

❧❛❜♦r s✉♣♣❧② ❛♥❞ ♥♦ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛❞❥✉st♠❡♥t ❝♦sts✳ ❙✐♥❝❡ ✇❡ ❛r❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st❡❞ ✐♥ ❧♦♥❣✲

r✉♥ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣✱ ✇❡ ❢♦❝✉s ♦♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ tr❡♥❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❛❜str❛❝t ❢r♦♠ t❤❡

st♦❝❤❛st✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐st✐❝ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜✉s✐♥❡ss ❝②❝❧❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✳

❚❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐s ♣♦♣✉❧❛t❡❞ ❜② ❛♥ ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s

✇❤♦ ♠❛①✐♠✐③❡ t❤❡✐r ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ ❧✐❢❡t✐♠❡ ✉t✐❧✐t② ✇✐t❤ r❡s♣❡❝t t♦ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱

❊✵

✶❳t❂✵

☞t ❝✶�✌t � ✶

✶� ✌✿ ✭✶✮

P♦♣✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ❤❡❧❞ ❝♦♥st❛♥t ❛♥❞ ♥♦r♠❛❧✐③❡❞ t♦ ✶✱ s♦ t❤❛t ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❝♦rr❡✲

s♣♦♥❞s ❛❧s♦ t♦ ♣❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❲❡ ✉s❡ ✐♥ ❡q✳ ✭✶✮ ❛ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❈❘❘❆

✉t✐❧✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦♥❧②✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ✌ ✐s t❤❡ ✐♥✈❡rs❡ ❡❧❛st✐❝✐t② ♦❢ ✐♥✲

t❡rt❡♠♣♦r❛❧ s✉❜st✐t✉t✐♦♥✳

❍♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ♠❛①✐♠✐③❡ ✉t✐❧✐t② ✇✐t❤ r❡s♣❡❝t t♦ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ s✉❜❥❡❝t t♦ t❤❡

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✢♦✇ ❜✉❞❣❡t ❝♦♥str❛✐♥t ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜②

❞t ❂ ✭✶ ✰ rt�✶✮❞t�✶ ✰ ❝t ✰ ✐t � ②t❀ ✭✷✮

✇❤❡r❡ ❞t ✐s t❤❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞✬s ❡♥❞ ♦❢ ♣❡r✐♦❞ t ❞❡❜t ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥✱ rt�✶ ✐s t❤❡ ❝♦st ♦❢

✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣✱ ❝t ✐s ♣❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ②t ✐s ♣❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛ ✐♥❝♦♠❡

❛♥❞ ✐t ✐s ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ♣❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛✳

❚❤❡ ❧❛✇ ♦❢ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ✐s

❦t ❂ ✐t ✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❦t�✶❀ ✭✸✮

✇❤❡r❡ ✍ ✐s t❤❡ ❞❡♣r❡❝✐❛t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ♣❤②s✐❝❛❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧✳

❖✉t♣✉t ♦❢ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ❣♦♦❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐s ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣

t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣②

②t ❂ ❦☛t ✭✘t❤t✮✶�☛❀ ✭✹✮

✇❤❡r❡ ❤t ✐s ✐♥❡❧❛st✐❝ ❧❛❜♦r s✉♣♣❧②✱ ❛♥❞ ✘t ✐s ❛ ❧❛❜♦r✲❛✉❣♠❡♥t✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣②

♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✳ ❲❡ ♥♦r♠❛❧✐③❡ ✐♥❡❧❛st✐❝ ❧❛❜♦r s✉♣♣❧② t♦ ❤t ❂ ✶✳✷ ❲❡ ❞✐s❝✉ss t❤❡

t✐♠❡ ♣❛t❤ ❢♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❛s ❛ ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ tr❡♥❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞

♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣ s❡❝t✐♦♥✳

❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❡ ❞♦♠❡st✐❝ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡✱ rt ✐s

rt ❂ ✖r ✰ ✣✭❡✖❞t②t�

✖❞② � ✶✮✿ ✭✺✮

❚❤❡ ❝♦st ♦❢ ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ✐s ❝♦♠♣r✐s❡❞ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✇♦r❧❞ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡✱ r❡✢❡❝t✐♥❣ t❤❡

♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ♣r♦❞✉❝t ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠✐♥✉s ❞❡♣r❡❝✐❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡ ♦♥ t❤❡

❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✱ ❛♥❞ ❛ s♣r❡❛❞✳ ❚❤❡ s♣r❡❛❞ ✐s ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢

❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞ ❞❡❜t ♦✈❡r ✐♥❝♦♠❡✱✖❞t②t✱ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ s♦♠❡ ❧♦♥❣ t❡r♠ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡✱

✖❞②✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ✣ ✐s ❛ ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ s❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✇✐t❤ r❡s♣❡❝t t♦

❞❡❜t t♦ ✐♥❝♦♠❡ r❛t✐♦✳ ◆♦t✐❝❡ t❤❛t ✇❤✐❧❡ ✐♥ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠ ✖❞t ❂ ❞t✱ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ✇✐❧❧

t❛❦❡ ✖❞t ❛s ❣✐✈❡♥ ✐♥ t❤❡✐r ✉t✐❧✐t② ♠❛①✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠✳

✷❆t ❛ ❧❛t❡r st❛❣❡✱ ✇❡ ♠❛② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ❛ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛❝❝♦✉♥ts ❢♦r ❞❡♠♦❣r❛♣❤✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❞✐✛❡r✲❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❧❛❜♦r ❛❝r♦ss ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✳ ❋♦r ♥♦✇✱ ✇❡ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ✇❤❡r❡ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❛r❡ ❛❧❧♦✇❡❞ t♦❞✐✛❡r ♦♥❧② ✐♥ t❤❡✐r t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❛❞✈❛♥❝❡♠❡♥t✳

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❆s ✐♥ ❙❝❤♠✐tt✲●r♦❤❡ ❛♥❞ ❯r✐❜❡ ✭✷✵✵✸✮ ❛♥❞ ♥♦✇ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✱

✇❡ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t❡ t❤✐s ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ✜♥❞ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ t❤❛t

❞♦❡s ♥♦t r❡❧② ♦♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❞❡❜t ✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr②✳✸ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❛ t❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧

r❡❛s♦♥✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❛s ✐t ❜❡❝♦♠❡s ❛♣♣❛r❡♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ r❡s✉❧ts✱ t❤❡ st❛✲

t✐♦♥❛r✐t② ✐♥❞✉❝✐♥❣ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦♣❡r❛t❡s ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ✈❡r② ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥✱ ❛♥❞ ✐♠♣❛❝ts

♦♥❧② ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧❧② t❤❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ✇❡ ✇✐s❤ t♦ ❛♥❛❧②③❡✳✹ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ❣❡♥❡r✲

❛❧❧② ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r ❜✉s✐♥❡ss ❝②❝❧❡ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ t❤❡ ❢❛❝t t❤❛t t❤❡ ❝♦✉♥tr② s♣r❡❛❞ s❤♦✉❧❞

❜❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✜♥❞s s✉♣♣♦rt ✐♥ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣

r✉♥ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❛♥ts ♦❢ ❝♦✉♥tr② s♣r❡❛❞s ✭❑✐♥♦s❤✐t❛✱ ✷✵✵✻❀ ❑✉♠❛r ❛♥❞ ❇❛❧❞❛❝❝✐✱

✷✵✶✵✮✳✺

✸✳✶ Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ●r♦✇t❤

■♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ♣❛♣❡r✱ ✇❡ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ ❤♦✇ t❤❡ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t♦ ❜❡✲

❝♦♠❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛❧♦♥❣ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐♥t♦ ❛ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ♠❛❝r♦

♠♦❞❡❧ ✐♠♣❛❝ts t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s ❛♥❞ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳

●r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐s ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❡①♦❣❡♥♦✉s ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝✲

t✐✈✐t② ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✘t✳ ❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❡ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❣r♦✇s ❛t ❣r♦ss

❡①♦❣❡♥♦✉s r❛t❡✱ ❣✄✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡♣r❡s❡♥ts t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥✱ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢❛❝t♦r ♦❢

t❤❡ ♠♦st ❛❞✈❛♥❝❡❞ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❲❡ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤t t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ♦r t❤❡

❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝❛t❝❤✐♥❣ ✉♣ t♦ t❤❡ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❲❡ ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t❡ ❛ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣

♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❛s ✐♥ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✱

✙t ❂✘t

✘✵❡❣✄t✿ ✭✻✮

✸❲✐t❤♦✉t t❤✐s ❝❧♦s✐♥❣ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞s ♦♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡❜t❧❡✈❡❧s✳ ❚❤✐s ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐s s❤♦✇♥ t♦ ❜❡ ♣❧❛✉s✐❜❧❡ ♦✈❡r ❜✉s✐♥❡ss ❝②❝❧❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s ✭❙❝❤♠✐tt✲●r♦❤❡ ❛♥❞ ❯r✐❜❡✱ ✷✵✵✸✮

✹❋♦r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✱ ♦♥❡ ♠❛② ❜❡ ❝♦♥❝❡r♥❡❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ str❡♥❣t❤ ♦❢ ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ❛♥❞ s✉❜st✐t✉✲t✐♦♥ ❡✛❡❝ts ✇✐t❤ ❢❛❧❧✐♥❣ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ♠❛② ✐♠♣❛❝t t❤❡ ❞✐r❡❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❖✉r r❡s✉❧ts❛r❡ r♦❜✉st t♦ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ✈❛❧✉❡s ♦❢ t❤❡ ■❊❙✳

✺■t ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t t♦ ♥♦t❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛r❡ ♥♦t s❡♥s✐t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❡✐♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✈❛r✐♦✉s ❝❧♦s✐♥❣ ♠❡t❤♦❞s ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✱ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣✐♥t❡r♥❛❧ ❞❡❜t ❡❧❛st✐❝ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❛♥❞ ♣♦rt❢♦❧✐♦ ❛❞❥✉st♠❡♥t ❝♦sts✳

✶✵

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❚❤✐s ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ♠❡❛s✉r❡s t❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♦✈❡r t ♣❡r✐♦❞s

r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❛t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳✻ ❲✐t❤ t❤✐s ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡ ❛r❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡

t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ✙t ❃ ✶ ❢♦r ❛♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②

t❤❛t ❝❛t❝❤❡s ✉♣ t♦ t❤❡ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✱ ✙t ❁ ✶ ❢♦r ❛♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② t❤❛t ✐s

❧❛❣❣✐♥❣ ❜❡❤✐♥❞✱ ❛♥❞ ✙t ❂ ✶ ❢♦r ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❛t t❤❡ r❛t❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳

■t ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t t♦ ♥♦t❡✱ t❤❛t ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❞♦❡s ♥♦t r❡❧② ♦♥ ❢✉❧❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦

t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r❀ ✐♥ ❢❛❝t✱ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠❛② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡ t♦ ❛♥② ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞

❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳

❘❡✇r✐t✐♥❣ ❡q✳ ✭✻✮ ✐♥ t❡r♠s ♦❢ ✘t ❛♥❞ ✘t�✶ ❛♥❞ r❡❛rr❛♥❣✐♥❣✱

✘t ❂ ❡❣✄ ✙t

✙t�✶✘t�✶✿ ✭✼✮

❚❤❡ ❣r♦ss ❣r♦✇t❤ r❛t❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐s ❝♦♠♣r✐s❡❞ ♦❢ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤

❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ❛♥❞ ❛ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦r ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t✳

■♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ❡①❛♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ✇❡

❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❡ t✐♠❡ ♣❛t❤ ❢♦r ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣✱

✙t ❂ ✭✶� ✥✮✙t�✶ ✰ ✥✖✙❀ ✭✽✮

✇✐t❤ ✵ ❁ ✥ ❁ ✶✳ ❲✐t❤ t❤✐s ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝❛t❝❤❡s ✉♣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❛

tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ t♦ ❛ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢ ✖✙✱ t♦ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡s✳ ■♥

t❤✐s s❡♥s❡✱ ♦♥❡ ♠❛② ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r ✙t t♦ ❜❡ t❤❡ ❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐✈❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ t❤❡

❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳

❈♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ t❤✐s ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝❛t❝❤ ✉♣✱ ✙t ✐s ❛ ❝♦♥❝❛✈❡

❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t✐♠❡✿ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s t❤❛t ❜❡❣✐♥ t♦ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤

♣❛t❤ ❞♦ s♦ ✈❡r② q✉✐❝❦❧② t♦✇❛r❞s t❤❡ ❜❡❣✐♥♥✐♥❣✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡♥ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ s❧♦✇❡r

❧♦♥❣ t❡r♠ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦✈❡r t✐♠❡✳

✻❖♥❡ ♠❛② r❡✇r✐t❡ ❡q✳✭✻✮ ❛s t❤❡ r❛t✐♦ ♦❢ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢❛❝t♦rs ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ❞♦♠❡st✐❝ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳

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✸✳✷ ❊q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠

❍♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ❝❤♦♦s❡ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ♣❛t❤s ❢♦r ❝t✱ ❞t ❛♥❞ ❦t✰✶ ❣✐✈❡♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱

❞✵ ❂ ✖❞✱ ❦✵ ❃ ✵✱ t❛❦✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣❛t❤ ♦❢ ✖❞t ❛s ❣✐✈❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ s✉❜❥❡❝t t♦ ❡q✳ ✭✷✮ ❛♥❞ t❤❡

♥♦ P♦♥③✐✲❣❛♠❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥✱

❧✐♠❥✦✶

❞t✰❥◗t✰❥�✶✐❂t�✶ ✭✶ ✰ rt✰✐✮

✔ ✵✿ ✭✾✮

❚❤❡ ♥❡❝❡ss❛r② ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♣r♦❜❧❡♠ ❛r❡✱

❝�✌t ❂ ✕t ✭✶✵✮

✕t ❂ ☞✭✶ ✰ rt✮ ❫❊t✭✕t✰✶✮ ✭✶✶✮

✕t ❂ ☞❬ ❫❊t✭✕t✰✶✮❪❬☛❦☛�✶t✰✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❪ ✭✶✷✮

✇❤❡r❡ ✕t ✐s t❤❡ s❤❛❞♦✇ ♣r✐❝❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ✇❤❡r❡ t❤❡ ❫❊t ♠❛② ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞

t♦ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❛s❡✱ ♦r t❤❡ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡

❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✳ ❊qs✳ ✭✶✶✮ ❛♥❞ ✭✶✷✮ ❛r❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥

❊✉❧❡r ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❞❡♠❛♥❞ ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥s✱ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ❊q✳ ✭✶✵✮ ✐s t❤❡ ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥

♦❢ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❈❘❘❆ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✳

❚❤❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ✜rst ♦r❞❡r ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s t♦❣❡t❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ❊q✉❛t✐♦♥s ✭✷✮✱ ✭✸✮✱ ✭✹✮✱ ✭✺✮

❛♥❞ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❦✵ ❃ ✵ ❛♥❞ ❞✵ ❂ ✖❞ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡ t❤❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝❛❧ s②st❡♠ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡❧②✳

✸✳✸ ❊①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❋♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

❚❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ❞✉r✐♥❣ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❛r❡ ❧❛r❣❡❧② ❞❡✲

t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ❛❣❡♥ts✬ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥

r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ ❢✉t✉r❡ r❡t✉r♥ ♦♥ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❛♥❞ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t✳ ●✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ ❦❡②

r♦❧❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ❧♦♦❦✐♥❣ ❜❡❤❛✈✐♦r ♦❢ ❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ t❤❡ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s

♦♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ ❢✉t✉r❡ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s ❛r❡ ❝❡♥tr❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝

♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

❚❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♠♣♦s❡s ✈❡r② str✐❝t r❡q✉✐r❡✲

♠❡♥ts ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ✇❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇

t❤✐s ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ st❛❜❧❡ ❡♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❛❞✈❛♥❝❡❞ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✱ ✇❡ ✐♥st❡❛❞ ❛s✲

✶✷

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s✉♠❡ t❤❛t ✐♥ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝✐♥❣ ❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛t❤✱ ❝♦♥s✉♠❡rs ❛r❡ ✉♥❛❜❧❡

t♦ ♣❡r❢♦r♠ t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧② ❛♥❞ ✐♥st❡❛❞ r❡❧② ♦♥

t❤❡✐r ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳ ▼♦r❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧②✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥t✐❛❧ ✐♥t❡r♣r❡✲

t❛t✐♦♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ♣❧❛✉s✐❜❧❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❛❜s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ❖✉r

❞❡♣❛rt✉r❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ♠✐♥✐♠❛❧ ❛s ✐t ❛✛❡❝ts ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ✇❛②

t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠❡rs ✐♠❛❣✐♥❡ t❤❡✐r ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ✐♥ ❛ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐♥ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛✲

t✐♦♥✳ ❋✐r♠s ❛r❡ ❛ss✉♠❡❞ t♦ ❛❧✇❛②s ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t❡ t❤❡✐r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t

♣❧❛♥s ✉♥❞❡r ❢✉❧❧② r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳

■♥ ❢❛❝t✱ ✐♥ ♦✉r s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❜❡❣✐♥s tr❛♥s✐✲

t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ❛ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛✇❛② ❢r♦♠ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ❲❤❡♥ ❧❛❜♦r✲

❛✉❣♠❡♥t✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ♣r♦❣r❡ss ❜❡❣✐♥s ✐ts ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss✱ ❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥

t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠✉st ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ ✉s❡ t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r❡❝❛st ❛❧♦♥❣ t❤❡

tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛t❤ t♦ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ■♥ s✉❝❤ ❛ s✐t✉❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ ✐t ♥❛t✉r❛❧

t♦ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t ❛❣❡♥ts ♠❛② ♥♦t tr✉st t❤❡✐r ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡✐r ❢✉t✉r❡ ✇✐❧❧

t♦ ❝♦♥s✉♠❡ ❛♥❞ s✉♣♣❧❡♠❡♥t ❢♦r❡❝❛sts ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②

✇✐t❤ ♣✉r❡❧② ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡ ❜❡❧✐❡❢s✱ ❢♦r♠✐♥❣ ❛ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧

✉t✐❧✐t② t❤❛t ✐s ❛ ❝♦♥✈❡① ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢♦r❡❝❛sts ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞

♦♥❡ t❤❛t ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t❡s ♦♥ ♣❛st ✈❛❧✉❡s✳

❲✐t❤✐♥ t❤✐s ❢r❛♠❡✇♦r❦✱ ✇❡ ♣♦st✉❧❛t❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ r❡♣r❡s❡♥t❛t✐✈❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞✬s

❢♦r❡❝❛st ❛t t✐♠❡ t ❢♦r ✕t✰✶ ✐s

❫❊t✕t✰✶ ❂ ✖t✕t�✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✖t✮❊t✕t✰✶❀ ✭✶✸✮

✇❤❡r❡✱ ✖t ✐s t❤❡ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞✬s ❢♦r❡❝❛st t❤❛t ✐s ♣✉r❡❧② ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡✳

❆s ❛ ✜rst st❡♣✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t ✖t ❡✈♦❧✈❡s ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ❢♦r♠

❛✉t♦r❡❣r❡ss✐✈❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss✱

✖t ❂ ✭✶� ✥✮✖t�✶ ✰ ✥✖✖❀ ✭✶✹✮

✇❤❡r❡ ❛❣❡♥ts ❛r❡ ❜❡❝♦♠✐♥❣ ❢✉❧❧② r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛t t❤❡ r❛t❡ ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡② ❛r❡ ❝♦♥✲

✈❡r❣✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳✼ ❆s ❛ ❝♦♥s❡q✉❡♥❝❡✱ t❤❡ ✇❡✐❣❤t ♦❢ ❡①✲

✼❖♥❡ ❝♦✉❧❞ ❛❧❧♦✇ ❛❣❡♥ts t♦ ❢♦r♠ ✏♥♦✇❝❛sts✧✱ ♦r ❛ss✉♠❡ ❛❣❡♥ts ♠❛② ♦❜s❡r✈❡ ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧②t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t st❛t❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ❆❣❡♥ts ✉s✐♥❣ ❝✉rr❡♥t ♣❡r✐♦❞ ❢♦r❡❝❛sts ❞♦ ♥♦t s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧②

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tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡s ❢r♦♠ ❛❜♦✈❡ t♦ ✵✳ ❚❤✉s✱ t❤✐s r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ❢♦r♠

❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❡✈♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✖t r❡♣r❡s❡♥ts ❛ ❣r❛❞✉❛❧ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛❣❡♥ts t♦

❢♦r❡❝❛st tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❛s t❤❡② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤

♣❛t❤✽

❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❧❛✇ ♦❢ ♠♦t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✖ str✐❝t❧② r❡✢❡❝ts t❤❛t ♦❢ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ t♦

t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ■♥ ❛ r♦❜✉st♥❡ss t❡st✱ ✇❡ ❛❧s♦ t❡st ✐t ✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛✲

t✐♦♥✱ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r ♥♦t t♦ ❢♦r❝❡ ♦✉r ❝♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥✳ ◗✉✐t❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣❧②✱ t❤❡ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t✐♦♥

r❡t✉r♥s ❛ ✈❡r② s✐♠✐❧❛r r❡s✉❧t t♦ t❤❡ ❞✐r❡❝t ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❝♦✉♥t❡r♣❛rt ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ❢♦r ✕t✰✶✱ t❤❡ ❞②♥❛♠✐❝❛❧ s②st❡♠ ✐s

❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡❧② ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡❞ ❜②✱

✕t ❂ ☞✭✶ ✰ rt✮❬✖t✕t�✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✖t✮❊t✕t✰✶❪ ✭✶✺✮

✕t ❂ ☞❬✖t✕t�✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✖t✮❊t✕t✰✶❪❬☛❦☛�✶t✰✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❪ ✭✶✻✮

t♦❣❡t❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ❡qs✳ ✭✷✮✱ ✭✸✮✱ ✭✺✮✱ ✭✹✮✱ ✭✶✹✮✳

■♥ ❡q✳ ✭✶✻✮✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t ✜r♠ ♦✇♥❡rs ❛r❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✐♥ t❤❡ s❡♥s❡ t❤❛t

t❤❡② ❦♥♦✇ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛✛❡❝t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ✜r♠✬s

❝❛♣✐t❛❧✳

✹ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❊①❡r❝✐s❡

■♥ ❛ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥✐st✐❝ s❡tt✐♥❣✱ ✇❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡

❡❝♦♥♦♠② t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❲❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡ t❤✐s ❝❛s❡ ❜♦t❤ ❢♦r t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ r❛t✐♦✲

♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✳ ❲❤✐❧❡✱ ❢♦r ❡①❤✐❜✐t✐♦♥

♣✉r♣♦s❡s✱ ✇❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡ t❤❡ ❢✉❧❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❛s ✇❡ ✇✐❧❧

s❡❡ ❧❛t❡r✱ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ❞♦ ♥♦t r❡❧② ♦♥ ✉♥❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ❜✉t ❤♦❧❞ ❢♦r

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦ ❛♥② ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳

❆❧♦♥❣ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✱ ❛t t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✱ t❤❡ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣② ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱

✘t✱ ❣r♦✇s ❛t ❛♥ ❣r♦ss ❡①♦❣❡♥♦✉s r❛t❡✱ ❣✄✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ✇❡ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t②

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ✉s✐♥❣ ♦✉r ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✙t✱ t❤❛t r❡❛❝❤❡s ❛

❝❤❛♥❣❡ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♣r❡s❡♥t❡❞ ❤❡r❡✱ ❜✉t ❝❤❛♥❣❡ t❤❡ s❤❛♣❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ s❧✐❣❤t❧②✳✽❚❤❡ r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦❝❡ss ❢♦r ✖t ✐s ❡❛s✐❧② ♠✐❝r♦❢♦✉♥❞❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✳

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st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦♥❝❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐s ❛tt❛✐♥❡❞✳

❲❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ✉s✐♥❣ ❛♥ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ✐♥ ❣r♦✇t❤

❛♥❞ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✳ ◆❛♠❡❧②✱ ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥

✘t ❂✏

②t❦☛t

✑✶❂✭✶�☛✮

✱ ✇❤❡r❡ ②t ❛♥❞ ❦t ❛r❡ r❡❛❧ ●❉P ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ♣❡r ❡♠♣❧♦②❡❞

❧❛❜♦r ❢r♦♠ P❲❚ ✽✳✶✳ ❖✉r ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ❢♦r ❚❋P ✐s t❤❡♥ t❤❡ tr❡♥❞ ❝♦♠♣♦♥❡♥t ♦❢

✘t✱ ✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ❍♦❞r✐❝❦✲Pr❡s❝♦tt ✜❧t❡r ✇✐t❤ s♠♦♦t❤✐♥❣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ♦❢ ✶✵✵✳

❆ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t ♣♦rt✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝r♦ss✲❝♦✉♥tr② ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡s ✐♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❧❛❜♦r r❛t✐♦s ❛r❡

❡①♣❧❛✐♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❝♦♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② ✐♥♣✉ts t♦ ❚❋P s✉❝❤ ❛s ❤✉♠❛♥

❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✭❈❛s❡❧❧✐ ❛♥❞ ❋❡②r❡r✱ ✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❲❡ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❢♦r t❤✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❢❛❝t ❜②

✐♥❝♦r♣♦r❛t✐♥❣ ❤✉♠❛♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥ ♦✉r ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❚❋P ❛s ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✱

✘t ❂

✒②t❦☛t

✓✶❂✭✶�☛✮

❂❤❝t❀ ✭✶✼✮

✇❤❡r❡ ❤❝ ✐s t❤❡ ❤✉♠❛♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❡❛s✉r❡ t❛❦✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ P❲❚ ✽✳✶✳✾ ❚❤❡ r❡❛❧ ●❉P

♠❡❛s✉r❡ ❝♦rr❡❝ts ❢♦r ❝❤❛♥❣✐♥❣ r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s ♣r✐❝❡s ❛♥❞ PPP ❡①❝❤❛♥❣❡ r❛t❡s ♦✈❡r

t✐♠❡ ❛♥❞✱ ❛s s✉❝❤✱ ✐s ❝♦♠♣❛r❛❜❧❡ ❛❝r♦ss ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❛♥❞ ♦✈❡r t✐♠❡✳✶✵

❚❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ r❛t❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ✐s ♣r♦①✐❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥✱ ❣r♦✇t❤ r❛t❡

♦❢ tr❡♥❞ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ✐♥ t❤❡ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ♦❢ ✶✿✵✶✸ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦

✷✵✶✶✱

❣✄ ❂ ❧♥

✒✘✷✵✶✶✘✶✾✾✺

✓❂✭✷✵✶✶� ✶✾✾✺✮✿ ✭✶✽✮

❋♦r s❛❦❡ ♦❢ ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✱ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♠✐♠✐❝s t❤❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ P❡♦♣❧❡✬s

❘❡♣✉❜❧✐❝ ♦❢ ❈❤✐♥❛ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ❈❤✐♥❛ ✐s ❝❧❡❛r❧② ♥♦t ❛

s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ✐t ❤❛s✱ ✇✐t❤ ❧✐tt❧❡ ❞♦✉❜t✱ ❜❡❡♥ ❛t t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❢r♦♥t ♦❢ ✐♥tr✐❣✉❡

r❡❣❛r❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❣❧✉t ❤②♣♦t❤❡s✐s ❛♥❞ st✉❞✐❡s ♦❢ ❡①❝❡ss s❛✈✐♥❣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ♣❡✲

✾❚❤✐s ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ✐s ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❇❛rr♦✲▲❡❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ②❡❛rs ♦❢ s❝❤♦♦❧✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ r❡t✉r♥ ❜❛s❡❞♠❡❛s✉r❡s✳ ■♥ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧✱ t❤❡ ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇s st❛♥❞❛r❞ ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t✲✐♥❣ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✳ P❧❡❛s❡ s❡❡ ❋❡❡♥str❛ ❡t ❛❧✳ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ❢♦r ❛♥ ❡①♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❤♦✇ t❤✐s ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ✐s❞❡r✐✈❡❞✳

✶✵❲❡ ✉s❡ t❤❡ r❡❛❧ ●❉P ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ♦✉t♣✉t s✐❞❡✱ t❤❡ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡ r❣❞♣♦✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❛❦❡s✐♥t♦ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t t❤❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ♣r✐❝❡s ✐♥ ❡①♣♦rts ❛♥❞ ✐♠♣♦rts ✐♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ t♦ ✜♥❛❧ ❣♦♦❞s ✐♥ t❤❡❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ PPPs ♦✈❡r t✐♠❡✳ ❚❤✐s ✇✐❧❧ ❣✐✈❡ ❛ ❜❡tt❡r ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ♦❢ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝❤❛♥❣❡s ♦✈❡rt✐♠❡✱ ❛s ✐t ❛❝❝♦✉♥ts ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛✛❡❝ts ♦❢ ❝❤❛♥❣✐♥❣ t❡r♠s ♦❢ tr❛❞❡ ♦♥ r❡❛❧ ●❉P ♠❡❛s✉r❡✳ ❲❡✜♥❞ t❤✐s ♦❢ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡s ❡♠❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

✶✺

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r✐♦❞s ♦❢ ❤✐❣❤ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ❖✉r ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ♦❢ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐s ❢♦r ❡❛s❡

♦❢ ❡①♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❲❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠ ❛♥ ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ✭✇✐t❤ ❡ss❡♥t✐❛❧❧②

✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ r❡s✉❧ts✮ ❢♦r ❛ t✇♦ r❡❣✐♦♥ ❝❛s❡ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✼✳

❚♦ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡ t❤❡ t❡r♠✐♥❛❧ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✖✙✱ ❚❋P ✐s ❛ss✉♠❡❞ t♦ ❣r♦✇

❛t t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❜② ❛ ❝♦♥st❛♥t r❛t❡✱ ❣✄✱

✘✄t ❂ ❡❣✄t✘✵✿ ✭✶✾✮

❈❤✐♥❛ ✐s ❝❛t❝❤✐♥❣ ✉♣ ♦✈❡r t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❚❋P ❣r♦✇s ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦✱

✘t ❂ ❡❣✄t ✙t

✙✵✘✵✿ ✭✷✵✮

❇② ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥✱ ❛❢t❡r ❢✉❧❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❡q✉❛❧

t❤❛t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❯❙ ♦r ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱

✖✙

✙✵❂✘✄✵✘✵✿ ✭✷✶✮

◆♦r♠❛❧✐③✐♥❣ ✙✵ t♦ ✶ ❛♥❞ t❛❦✐♥❣ t❤❡ r❛t✐♦ ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ♦❢ ❯❙ ❚❋P t♦

❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❚❋P✱ ✇❡ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡ ✖✙ ❂✙ ✼✿✾✺✳ ❚❤✐s ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ♠❡❛s✉r❡s t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧

❞✐st❛♥❝❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❚❤❛t ✐s✱ ✐♥ ✶✾✾✺ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢

❚❋P ✇❛s r♦✉❣❤❧② ♦♥❡ ❡✐❣❤t❤ t❤❛t ♦❢ t❤❡ ❯❙✳

❚❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡❞ t♦ ❛♥♥✉❛❧ ❞❛t❛✳ ❚❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ②❡❛rs t❤❛t ✐t t❛❦❡s

t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② t♦ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ✐s ❣♦✈❡r♥❡❞ ❜② ❡q✳ ✭✽✮ ❛♥❞ s♣❡❝✐✜❝❛❧❧②✱

♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✥✳ ❋r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✱ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ tr❡♥❞ ❚❋P ❣r♦✇s ❢r♦♠ ✶❀ ✹✵✵✿✵✷ t♦

✶❀ ✾✾✸✿✼✺✱ ❛ ❢❛❝t♦r ♦❢ ✶✳✹✷✳ ❋r♦♠ ❡q✳ ✭✽✮✱ ✇❡ ❤❛✈❡ ❛❢t❡r ✶✼ ②❡❛rs✱ t❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢

t❤❡ ❝❛t❝❤✉♣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✙✶✻ ❂ ✶✿✶✺✳ P❧✉❣❣✐♥❣ t❤✐s ✐♥t♦ ❡q✳ ✭✽✮ ❢♦r t ❂ ✶✼ ✇❡

❝❛♥ s♦❧✈❡ ❢♦r ✥ ❂ ✵✿✵✵✶✸✳

❉❡s♣✐t❡ t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤ ❛♥♥✉❛❧ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ tr❡♥❞ ❚❋P ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶

✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ✷✳✷ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✱ ❛❜s❡♥t ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡s ✐♥ ❞❡♠♦❣r❛♣❤✐❝ ♣❛tt❡r♥s✱

❝❛♣✐t❛❧ t♦ ❧❛❜♦r r❛t✐♦s ✭❛s✐❞❡ ❢r♦♠ ❝♦♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② ✐♥♣✉ts✮✱ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ s❤❛r❡s✱ t❤❡

❤❛❧❢✇❛② ♣♦✐♥t t♦ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐s ❛tt❛✐♥❡❞ ❛❢t❡r ❛r♦✉♥❞ ✺✵✵ ②❡❛rs✦ ❚❤❡ ❧❡♥❣t❤ ♦❢

❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ♥❛t✉r❛❧❧② r❡❞✉❝❡❞ s❤♦✉❧❞ ✇❡ ❡①❛♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

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❚❤❡ ✇♦r❧❞ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡✱ ✖r ✐s t❛❦❡♥ ❛s t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❛❧♦♥❣ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞

❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ❈♦♠❜✐♥✐♥❣ ❡qs✳ ✭✶✵✮ ❛♥❞ ✭✶✶✮ ❛♥❞ ❛ss✉♠✐♥❣ t❤❛t ❛❧❧ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s

❣r♦✇ ❛t ❡①♦❣❡♥♦✉s r❛t❡✱ ❣✄✱ ❛❧♦♥❣ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✱ ✇❡ ❤❛✈❡ t❤❛t

✖r ❂ ✭❡❣✄

✮✌❂☞ � ✶✳ ❈♦♥s✐❞❡r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦❢ ✵✿✵✶✸✱ ❛♥❞ ❛ss✉♠✐♥❣ ❛

s✉❜❥❡❝t✐✈❡ ❞✐s❝♦✉♥t ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥ t❤❡ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ☞ ❂ ✵✿✾✻✱ t❤✐s ❣✐✈❡s ✉s

❛ ✇♦r❧❞ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ♦❢ ✺✳✺✸ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s s❧✐❣❤t❧② ❧♦✇❡r t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡

t❛❦❡♥ ✐♥ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣✲r✉♥ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ r❡t✉r♥ ♦♥

❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts ❛s ♠❡❛s✉r❡❞ ❢♦r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ♦❢ ✻✳✾ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ✭❈❛s❡❧❧✐

❛♥❞ ❋❡②r❡r✱ ✷✵✵✼✮✳

❚❤❡ r❡♠❛✐♥✐♥❣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❛r❡ t❛❦❡♥ ❢r♦♠ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ✈❛❧✉❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡✳

❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ ❛ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❞❡♣r❡❝✐❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✻ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✱ ❛ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ✐s

❛ss✉♠❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ ☛ ❂ ✵✿✸ ❛♥❞ ❛♥ ✐♥✈❡rs❡ ❡❧❛st✐❝✐t② ♦❢ s✉❜st✐t✉t✐♦♥ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✌

♦❢ ✶✳✶✶ ❚❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❣♦✈❡r♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❡❧❛st✐❝✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✇✐t❤ r❡s♣❡❝t

t♦ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦✱ ✣✱ ✐s s❡t t♦ ✵✳✵✸✺✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ✐♥ ❧✐♥❡ ✇✐t❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s

♦❢ t❤❡ s❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s t♦ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦s ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ t❤❡

❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ✭❑✐♥♦s❤✐t❛✱ ✷✵✵✻❀ ❑✉♠❛r ❛♥❞ ❇❛❧❞❛❝❝✐✱ ✷✵✶✵✮✳✶✷

❚❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ✐s ❧❛t❡♥t✳ ❲❡ ❡st✐♠❛t❡ ✖✵

✉s✐♥❣ ❛ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♦❢ ♠♦♠❡♥ts ❛♣♣r♦❛❝❤✱ t❤❛t ♠✐♥✐♠✐③❡s t❤❡ s✉♠ ♦❢

sq✉❛r❡❞ ❞✐st❛♥❝❡ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧✬s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡

♦✈❡r ●❉P t♦ t❤❡ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❝♦✉♥t❡r♣❛rt ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ t❛❦❡♥ ❛s tr❡♥❞ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t

♦✈❡r ●❉P ❢r♦♠ ▲❛♥❡ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✳ ❚❤✐s

❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ r❡s✉❧ts ✐♥ ❛♥ ❡st✐♠❛t❡❞ ❫✖✵ ❂ ✵✿✹✽✻✺✳ ❚❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ♣❛t❤

♦❢ ✖t ✐s ❞✐s♣❧❛②❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹✳

❆❧❧ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✈❛❧✉❡s ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✳

❚❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜❡❣✐♥s ❛t t✐♠❡✱ t ❂ ✵✱ ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦❢ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ❜②

✶✶❖✉r ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❧♦❣ ✉t✐❧✐t② ✐s ♥♦t ❡ss❡♥t✐❛❧ ❢♦r ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❲✐t❤ ✌ ❃ ✶✱ t❤❡ s✉❜st✐✲t✉t✐♦♥ ❡✛❡❝t ✐s ❞♦♠✐♥❛t❡❞ ❜② ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ❡✛❡❝t r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❢❛❧❧✐♥❣ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s✱✇❤✐❝❤ ❡①❛❝❡r❜❛t❡s ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❲✐t❤ ❧♦❣ ✉t✐❧✐t②✱ ✇❡ ❛r❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ✐s♦❧❛t❡ t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝ts ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❛ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ✇❡❛❧t❤ ❡✛❡❝t✳

✶✷❆ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢ ✣ ❂ ✵✿✵✸✺ ♠❡❛♥s ❢♦r ❛ ✶ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡ ♣♦✐♥t ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛✱ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ❛r♦✉♥❞ ✸✳✺ ❜❛s✐s ♣♦✐♥ts✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s✐♥ t❤❡ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❧❛st✐❝✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ✇✐t❤ r❡s♣❡❝t t♦ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉Pr❛t✐♦s✱ t❤❛t ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✷ t♦ ✼ ❜❛s✐s ♣♦✐♥ts ✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ♦❢♦♥❡ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡ ♣♦✐♥t ✐♥ ❞❡❜t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✭❑✐♥♦s❤✐t❛✱ ✷✵✵✻❀ ❑✉♠❛r ❛♥❞ ❇❛❧❞❛❝❝✐✱ ✷✵✶✵✮✳

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❈❛❧✐❜r❛t❡❞ P❛r❛♠❡t❡rs❋r♦♥t✐❡r ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ r❛t❡ ❣✄ ✶✳✵✶✸ ❡q✳✭✶✽✮✱ ❡q✳ ✭✶✼✮ ✫ P❲❚ ✽✳✶ ❞❛t❛■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✙✵ ✶✳✵✵ ♥♦r♠❛❧✐③❛t✐♦♥❋✐♥❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✖✙ ✼✳✾✺ ❡q✳✭✷✶✮✱ ❡q✳ ✭✶✼✮ ✫ P❲❚ ✽✳✶❙♣❡❡❞ ♦❢ t❡❝❤✳ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✥ ✵✳✵✵✶✸ ❢r♦♠ ❡q✳ ✭✽✮ ✫ P❲❚ ✽✳✶P❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❢r♦♠ ❧✐t❡r❛t✉r❡❉❡♣r❡❝✐❛t✐♦♥ r❛t❡ ✍ ✵✳✵✻ ❈❛s❡❧❧✐ ❛♥❞ ❋❡②r❡r ✭✷✵✵✼✮❈❛♣✐t❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ☛ ✵✳✸✵ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮❉✐s❝♦✉♥t ❢❛❝t♦r ☞ ✵✳✾✻ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮❈❘❘❆ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✌ ✶✳✵✵ ❧♦❣ ✉t✐❧✐t②❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❞❡❜t✴●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✖❞ ✵ ❢✉❧❧ r❡♣❛②♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❞❡❜t ✐♥ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥■♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ s❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ✣ ✵✳✵✸✺ ❑✐♥♦s❤✐t❛ ✭✷✵✵✻✮❀ ❑✉♠❛r ❛♥❞ ❇❛❧❞❛❝❝✐ ✭✷✵✶✵✮❊st✐♠❛t❡❞ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs■♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✖✵ ✵✳✹✽✻✺ ❡st✐♠❛t❡❞ ✈✐❛ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♦❢ ♠♦♠❡♥ts❋✐♥❛❧ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ s❤❛r❡ ✖✖ ✵ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛❣❡♥ts ❛❧♦♥❣ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤

❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✿ P❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

❛ss✉♠✐♥❣ ❛♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ❛t ❛ ❧♦✇ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❧❡✈❡❧

r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❆t t ❂ ✶✱ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❜❡❣✐♥s ❛♥❞ t♦t❛❧ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡

❡❝♦♥♦♠② r✐s❡s ❢r♦♠ ✶✳✵✶✸ t♦ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ✶✳✵✷✷✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥

♦❢ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣✳

❚❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ♥❡♦❝❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✕❛♥❞ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s

♠♦❞❡❧✕❛r❡ ✇❡❧❧ ❦♥♦✇♥✳ ❋r♦♠ ❛♥ ✐♥t❡rt❡♠♣♦r❛❧ ♣❡rs♣❡❝t✐✈❡✱ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ❧♦♦❦✐♥❣

❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥ ❛ ❝♦✉♥tr② ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝✐♥❣ r❛♣✐❞ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜♦r✲

r♦✇ ❢r♦♠ ❛❜r♦❛❞ t♦ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ♦✉t♣✉t✳

❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ❛❜s❡♥t ❛♥② ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡t ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s✱ ✇❡ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❡①♣❡❝t t❤❡r❡ t♦ ❜❡

❛♥ ✐♠♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❞❡t❡r✐♦r❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❝♦✈❡rs

♦✈❡r t✐♠❡ ❛s ♦✉t♣✉t ❝❛t❝❤❡s ✉♣ t♦ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

❚❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ◆❋❆ ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ♦✈❡r ●❉P✱ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❛♥❞

tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ ♦✈❡r ●❉P✱ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❛r❡

s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✺✳ ❚❤❡ ✜❣✉r❡ ❛❧s♦ s❤♦✇s ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❝♦✉♥✲

t❡r♣❛rts t♦ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✳✶✸ ❚❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✭❘❊✮ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ✐s

✶✸❚❤❡ tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✐s t❛❦❡♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❲♦r❧❞ ❇❛♥❦✬s ❡①t❡r♥❛❧ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ ♦❢❣♦♦❞s ❛♥❞ s❡r✈✐❝❡s ❛s ❛ ♣❡r❝❡♥t❛❣❡ ♦❢ ●❉P ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ◆❋❆ ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❛♥❞ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t♦✈❡r ●❉P s❡r✐❡s ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ▲❛♥❡ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮ ❊❲◆ ▼❛r❦ ■■ ❞❛t❛❜❛s❡✳

✶✽

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0 100 200 300

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Proximity to frontier, pi

0 100 200 300

0.32

0.34

0.36

0.38

0.4

0.42

0.44

0.46

0.48

0.5

Share of extrapolation, mu

0 100 200 300

1.013

1.014

1.015

1.016

1.017

1.018

1.019

1.02

1.021

1.022

1.023

TFP growth factor

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹✿ ❙❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❊①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥✱ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ r❡❞ ❞♦tt❡❞ ❧✐♥❡ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ✈❡rs✐♦♥ ✐♥ s♦❧✐❞ ❜❧✉❡

❧✐♥❡✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❘❊ ❝❛s❡✱ ✇❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡ ❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ ❛s ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞✿

t❤❡r❡ ✐s ❛♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡t❡r✐♦r❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❝♦rr❡❝t❡❞ ♦✈❡r

t✐♠❡✱ ❛s t❤❡ ♦✉t♣✉t ❣r♦✇t❤ ❝❛t❝❤❡s ✉♣ t♦ t❤❡ ♦♣t✐♠❛❧ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♣❛t❤✳

❖✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❡①✲

tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✱ ❝♦♥✈❡②s ❛ ✈❡r② ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥✳

◗✉✐❝❦❧② ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ st❛rt ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ❧❛r❣❡ tr❛❞❡ s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ❡♠❡r❣❡✱ r✐s✐♥❣ t♦

❛ ♠❛①✐♠✉♠ ♦❢ ❛r♦✉♥❞ ✺✳✺ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ♦❢ ●❉P ❛❢t❡r ❛❜♦✉t ✼ ②❡❛rs✱ t❤❡♥ ❢❛❧❧✐♥❣

t❤❡r❡❛❢t❡r✱ ❜✉t r❡♠❛✐♥✐♥❣ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ✉♥t✐❧ ✶✹ ②❡❛rs ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ st❛rt ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

❚❤❡r❡❛❢t❡r✱ tr❛❞❡ ❞❡✜❝✐ts ❡♠❡r❣❡ t❤❛t ❛r❡ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ❛♥❞ ♠♦r❡ r❡✢❡❝t✐✈❡ ♦❢ t❤❡

❘❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s✳

❚❤❡ ❘❊ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❡①t❡r♥❛❧ ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❝❧❡❛r ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥

❡①❝❡ss ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ❆ ❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr② s❤♦✉❧❞ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧

❞❡❜t ❧❡✈❡❧s✱ ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❛❜r♦❛❞ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ✜♥❛♥❝❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss

♦❢ ♦✉t♣✉t✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❝❛s❡✱ ✇❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡ ❧❛r❣❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡t ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥s

r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ ●❉P ❡♠❡r❣✐♥❣ ✐♥ t❤✐s ❡❝♦♥♦♠② t❤❛t r❡❛❝❤ ✺✵ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ♦❢ ●❉P ❛❜♦✉t

❈❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ✐s t❛❦❡♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ r❡❛❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ❢r♦♠ P❲❚ ✽✳✶ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✐st❛❦❡♥ ❛s t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❞❡♣♦s✐t r❛t❡ ❢r♦♠ ■▼❋✬s ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❋✐♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❙t❛t✐st✐❝s✳ ❆❧❧ s❡r✐❡s❛r❡ ❞❡tr❡♥❞❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❍♦❞r✐❝❦✲Pr❡s❝♦tt ✜❧t❡r ✇✐t❤ s♠♦♦t❤✐♥❣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✶✵✵✳ ❚❤❡ ◆❋❆♦✈❡r ●❉P ✐s ❛❜s❡♥t ✈❛❧✉❛t✐♦♥ ❡✛❡❝ts ❛♥❞ t❛❦❡♥ ❛s t❤❡ ❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐✈❡ s✉♠ ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥ts✉r♣❧✉s❡s ♣❧✉s ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ◆❋❆ ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ✶✾✽✵✳

✶✾

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✶✺ ②❡❛rs ❛❢t❡r tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❜❡❣✐♥s✳

❚❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛r❡ ✈❡r② ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛✳

❚❤❡ s✐♠♣❧❡ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇✐t❤ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❡st✐♠❛t❡❞ ❞✐r❡❝t❧②

❢r♦♠ ♦❜s❡r✈❛❜❧❡s✱ ✐s ❛❜❧❡ t♦ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡ t❤❡ ♠❛❣♥✐t✉❞❡ ♦❢ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ tr❛❞❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡

♦✈❡r ●❉P ♦❢ ✹ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ❛❧♠♦st ❡①❛❝t❧②✳ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ t❤❡ s❤❛♣❡ ❛♥❞ ♠❛❣♥✐t✉❞❡

◆❋❆ ♦✈❡r ●❉P ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s ❤✐❣❤❧② r❡✢❡❝t✐✈❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❧❛r❣❡ ◆❋❆

♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ t❤❛t ❤❛s ❣r♦✇♥ t♦ ✸✵ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ♦❢ ●❉P ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡ ♠✐❞ ✶✾✾✵s✳

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6NFA over GDP

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Current Account over GDP

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.04

-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06Trade Balance over GDP

1995 2000 2005 2010 20152.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2Capital Stock over GDP

1995 2000 2005 2010 20150.02

0.04

0.06

0.08Interest Rate

Rational ExpectationsLearning ModelData, China

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✺✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts✱ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❉❛t❛

■t ✐s ✇♦rt❤ ♥♦t✐♥❣ t❤❛t t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❢❛❧❧s ❛❢t❡r ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❜❡❣✐♥s✳

❲❤✐❧❡ t❤✐s ✐s ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐❝❛❧❧② ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❜❡✐♥❣

❞❡❜t ❡❧❛st✐❝✱ t❤✐s ✐s ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ ❡✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❢❛❧❧✐♥❣ r❛t❡s ♦❢ r❡t✉r♥ t♦ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧

✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ✶✾✾✵s t❤❛t ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ t❤❡r❡❛❢t❡r ✭❇❛✐✱ ❍s✐❡❤✱ ❛♥❞ ◗✐❛♥✱

✷✵✵✻✮✳

▼♦r❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧❧②✱ t❤❡ s✐♠♣❧❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♣♣❡❛rs

❧❛r❣❡❧② ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛✱ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ❝♦♠♣❛r❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ✐♥

t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❚❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s

♦❢ ♦✉r s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✺ ✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❆✳

✷✵

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❊✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ ❆❝r♦ss ❈♦✉♥tr✐❡s

❈❤✐♥❛ ❤❛s t❛❦❡♥ ❝❡♥t❡r st❛❣❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞✐s❝♦✉rs❡ ♦❢ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞

s❛✈✐♥❣s ❣❧✉t ✉♥t✐❧ ♥♦✇✳ ❲❡ ❛r❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st❡❞ ✐♥ ✇❤❛t ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇♦✉❧❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t

❢♦r ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s ❛♥❞ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✱ ✇✐t❤ ✈❛r②✐♥❣ ❞❡❣r❡❡s ♦❢

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r ❢♦r t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡

❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉③③❧❡✱ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ♠✉st ♣r❡❞✐❝t ❛♥ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✐♥ s❛✈✐♥❣ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢

✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❢♦r ❤✐❣❤❡r ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t♦t❛❧ ❢❛❝t♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

❖✉r r❡s✉❧ts ❛r❡ ♥♦t ✐s♦❧❛t❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ♠✐r❛❝✉❧♦✉s ❣r♦✇t❤ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛

✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ♦✉r s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✱ ❜✉t ❛❝❝♦♠♠♦❞❛t❡ t❤❡ ❞✐✈❡rs❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡s

♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❛✈❡r❛❣❡

❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❢♦r t❤❡ ✜rst ✷✵ ②❡❛rs ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❢♦r ✈❛r②✐♥❣

❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ ✈❛❧✉❡s✳ ❈❧❡❛r❧②✱ ❛s t❤❡ ❡①t❡♥t ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡s✱ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s

✇✐t❤ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡✐r ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ❣r❡❛t❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛❧

♦✉t✢♦✇s✳

1.01 1.015 1.02 1.025 1.03 1.035

TFP Growth Factor

0.03

0.031

0.032

0.033

0.034

0.035

0.036

0.037Average Current Accounts over GDP

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻✿ ❆✈❡r❛❣❡ ❈✉rr❡♥t ❆❝❝♦✉♥t ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❢♦r ❱❛r②✐♥❣ ❚❋P ●r♦✇t❤

❙♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ✇✐❧❧ ❛❧s♦ ❤❛✈❡ ❞✐✈❡rs❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛✲

t✐♦♥ ❢♦r❡❝❛sts✳ ■♥ ♦✉r q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ♦❢ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧

❢♦r❡❝❛sts ❛r❡ ❝♦♠♣r✐s❡❞ ♦❢ ❛❜♦✉t ♦♥❡ ❤❛❧❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡ ❛♥❞ ♦♥❡ ❤❛❧❢ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥

t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r❡❝❛st✱ r❡✢❡❝t❡❞ ❜② ❛♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ✖ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ✵✳✹✽✻✺✳ ❚❤❡

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❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❞♦ ♥♦t r❡❧② ♦♥ ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢

t❤✐s ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r s♣❡❝✐✜❝ t♦ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❝❛s❡✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ❛ ❧♦✇❡r ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ✖✵ s❤❛r❡

❝❛♥ ❛❧s♦ ❛❝❝♦♠♠♦❞❛t❡ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s st❛rt✐♥❣ ♦✉t ❝❧♦s❡r t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤

♣❛t❤ ❛♥❞✱ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ t❤❛t ❛r❡ ❜❡tt❡r ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❢♦r❡❝❛st r❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧②✳

0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

Initial Share of Extrapolation

-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12Average Current Accounts over GDP

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✿ ❆✈❡r❛❣❡ ❈✉rr❡♥t ❆❝❝♦✉♥t ♦✈❡r ●❉P ✇✐t❤ ❱❛r②✐♥❣ ■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❙❤❛r❡ ♦❢❊①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t t♦

●❉P r❛t✐♦ ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ✜rst ✷✵ ②❡❛rs ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ♠❡❝❤❛✲

♥✐s♠ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❞♦❡s ♥♦t r❡❧② ♦♥ ❛❣❡♥ts ❜❡✐♥❣ ♣✉r❡❧② ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡✱ ❜✉t

♣r❡❞✐❝ts t❤❛t ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ♠❛② ❡♠❡r❣❡ ✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ✇❡✐❣❤t ♦❢

❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ✵✳✷✵✱ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ♦❢ ✼✳✾✺✳

■♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣❧②✱ t❤❡ t❤r❡s❤♦❧❞ ✖✵ ❢♦r ✇❤✐❝❤ s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ❡♠❡r❣❡ ✐s ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ✐♥ t❤❡

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✳ ●✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ ❢❛st ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛✱ t❤✐s ❢❛❝t ❛❧❧♦✇s

♦t❤❡r ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ✇✐t❤ ❧♦✇❡r ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ t♦ ❡①❤✐❜✐t ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t

s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ❢♦r ♠✉❝❤ ❧♦✇❡r s❤❛r❡s ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥✳ ❆♥② ❡①t❡♥t ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥

✐♥❝r❡❛s❡s t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜② ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❡

r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❜❡♥❝❤♠❛r❦✳

❍♦✇ ❞♦ t❤❡s❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✲s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ r❡s✉❧ts r❡❝♦♥❝✐❧❡ ✇✐t❤ r❡❛❧ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ❡①✲

♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡s ♦❢ ♦t❤❡r ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ♦✈❡r t❤❡ s❛♠❡ t✐♠❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞❄ ❲❡ ❝♦♥❞✉❝t ♦✉r ❡st✐✲

♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❢♦r ✖✵ ❛❝r♦ss ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✳ ❚❤❛t ✐s✱ ❢♦r ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ✷✾ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣✱

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♥♦♥✲❖❊❈❉ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ✇✐t❤ ❞❛t❛ ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✱ ✇❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡

❞✐r❡❝t❧②✱ ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ♦❢ ❚❋P ❞✐s❝✉ss❡❞ ❛❜♦✈❡✱ ✖✙ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠✲

❡t❡r✱ ✥✳ ❯s✐♥❣ t❤❡s❡ ❝♦✉♥tr②✲s♣❡❝✐✜❝ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs✱ ✇❡ ❡st✐♠❛t❡ ❫✖✵

✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡❞ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ♦❢ ♠♦♠❡♥ts ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❛s t❤❡ ❜❛s❡❧✐♥❡ s✐♠✲

✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡❞ ❛❜♦✈❡✳✶✹ ❆ ❞❡t❛✐❧❡❞ ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤✐s ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ✐s ♣r❡s❡♥t❡❞

✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❇✳ ❚❤❡ ❝r♦ss✲❝♦✉♥tr② ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛s ✇❡❧❧

❛s t❤❡ ❡st✐♠❛t❡❞ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ✐♥ ♦✉r s❛♠♣❧❡ ❛r❡

s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✸ ✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❇✳

Initial Share of Extrapolation, 19950 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

Aver

age T

FP G

rowt

h, 19

95-2

011

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.09

MLT

ARG

BOL

TTO

CYP

JOR

LKAHKG

IND

MAC

MYS

SGP

THA

BOT

BENLSO

MTA

ARM

KAZ

BGA

MDA

RUS

CHN

UKR

LVA

SRB

LTU

HRV

ROU

panel (a)

Initial Share of Extrapolation, 19950 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

Aver

age C

urre

nt A

ccou

nt ov

er G

DP, 1

995-

2011

-0.15

-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

MLT

ARG

BOL

TTO

CYP

JORLKA

HKG

IND

MAC

MYS

SGP

THA

BOT

BEN

LSO

MTAARM

KAZ

BGAMDA

RUS

CHN

UKR

LVALTU

HRV

ROU

panel (b)

Average TFP Growth, 1995-20110 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1

Aver

age C

urre

nt A

ccou

nt ov

er G

DP, 1

995-

2011

-0.15

-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

MLT

ARG

BOL

TTO

CYP

JORLKA

HKG

IND

MAC

MYS

SGP

THA

BOT

BEN

LSO

MTAARM

KAZ

BGAMDA

RUS

CHN

UKR

LVALTU

HRV

ROU

panel (c)

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✽✿ ❈r♦ss ❈♦✉♥tr② ❊✈✐❞❡♥❝❡✱ ✷✾ ❈♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✽✱ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝r♦ss✲❝♦✉♥tr② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡✳ ❋✐rst✱

♣❛♥❡❧ ✭❛✮ s❤♦✇s ❛ str♦♥❣✱ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥

s❤❛r❡s ❛♥❞ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✳ ❈♦✉♥tr✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡

❣r♦✇✐♥❣ ❢❛st❡r ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧❧② ❢✉rt❤❡r ❛✇❛② ❢r♦♠

❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤✱ t❡♥❞ t♦ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧❧② r❡❧② ♠♦r❡ ♦♥ ♣❛st ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ✇❤❡♥ ❢♦r♠✐♥❣

t❤❡✐r ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳

P❛♥❡❧ ✭❜✮ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❝♦✉♥t❡r♣❛rt t♦ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✳ ◆♦t ♦♥❧② ❛r❡ ❤✐❣❤❡r

✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ s❤❛r❡s ❛ss♦❝✐❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢❛❝t♦rs✱ ❜✉t

❛❧s♦ ❣r❡❛t❡r ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♦✉t✢♦✇s ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❚❤✉s ♦✉r ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ❛♣♣❡❛rs

t♦ ❜❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥✱ ❛t ❧❡❛st ♣❛rt✐❛❧❧②✱ t❤❡ ❝r♦ss✲s❡❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧

✶✹❲❡ ❝❤♦♦s❡ t❤❡ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✺✲✷✵✶✶ ❢♦r ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥❝② ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✱❤♦✇❡✈❡r✱ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ t❤✐s ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛❧s♦ ❤♦❧❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✵✲✷✵✶✶✳

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❛❝r♦ss ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ♣❛♥❡❧ ✭❝✮ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ❡♠♣✐r✐❝❛❧ ❝♦✉♥t❡r♣❛rt t♦ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻✳ ❈♦♥s✐st❡♥t

✇✐t❤ ♦✉r ❡①t❡♥❞❡❞ ❡✈✐❞❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s

❛♥❞ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r st②❧✐③❡❞ ❢❛❝ts✱ t❤❡r❡ ✐s ❛ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ r❡❧❛t✐♦♥s❤✐♣

❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t s✉r♣❧✉s❡s ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❛♥❞ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❚❋P ❣r♦✇t❤

❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✳

✺ ❲❡❧❢❛r❡ ❊✛❡❝ts

❍♦✇ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ✐s t❤❡ ❡①❝❡ss s❛✈✐♥❣ t❤❛t r❡s✉❧ts ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ❢♦r

✇❡❧❢❛r❡❄ ❲❡ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡ t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❡q✉✐✈❛❧❡♥t ❝❤❛♥❣❡s ✐♥ ✇❡❧❢❛r❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣

♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✇✐t❤ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✈❡rs✉s ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤

❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✳

❚❤❡ ❛❣❡♥t✬s ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ✐s✱

⑦❯t ❂✶❳❥❂✵

☞❥ ❬❧♥✭⑦❝t✰❥✮ ✰ ❧♥✭✘t✰❥✮❪ ❀ ✭✷✷✮

✇❤❡r❡ ⑦❝ ✐s ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

❲❡ ❞❡✜♥❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ✇❡❧❢❛r❡✱ ⑦❲t✱ ❛s

⑦❲t ✑⑦❯t �

✶❳❥❂✵

☞❥ ❧♥✭✘t✰❥✮ ❂✶❳❥❂✵

☞❥❧♥✭⑦❝t✰❥✮✿ ✭✷✸✮

❲❡ ♠❛② ✇r✐t❡ t❤❡ ✢♦✇ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ✇❡❧❢❛r❡ ❛s✱

⑦❲t ❂ ❧♥ ❝t ✰ ☞ ⑦❲t✰✶✿ ✭✷✹✮

❲✐t❤ ♦✉r ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①♦❣❡♥♦✉s ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤✱ t❤❡r❡ ✐s ❛ st❡❛❞②

st❛t❡ ✐♥ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❢♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ⑦❝✱ ✇❤✐❝❤✱ s♦❧✈✐♥❣ ❡q✳

✭✷✸✮ ❢♦r t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ⑦❝✱ ✐s

⑦❝ ❂ ❡①♣✭✭✶� ☞✮ ⑦❲ ✮✿ ✭✷✺✮

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❆❢t❡r t❤❡ st❛rt ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ t❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢ ⑦❲t r❡♣r❡s❡♥ts t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ❞✐s✲

❝♦✉♥t❡❞ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ✇❤♦❧❡ tr❛♥✲

s✐t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ❜② ❝♦♠♣❛r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❛❞❥✉st❡❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧s

❢♦r t❤❡ ✈❛❧✉❡ ♦❢ ✇❡❧❢❛r❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❝❛s❡ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❝❛s❡✱

✇❡ ❛r❡ ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t❡ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ ✈❛r②✐♥❣ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡

✇❡❧❢❛r❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

❲✐t❤ ❧♦❣ ♣r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ s❛♠❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs t❛❦❡♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❡①❡r✲

❝✐s❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s s❡❝t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ❢♦r t❤❡

♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ r❡❞✉❝❡s ✇❡❧❢❛r❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❡q✉✐✈❛❧❡♥t ♦❢ r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣

❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❜② ❛❜♦✉t ✶✳✹ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✕r❡❞✉❝✐♥❣ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ♣❡r ❡✛❡❝t✐✈❡ ✉♥✐t ♦❢

❧❛❜♦r ❢r♦♠ ✶✳✶✾ t♦ ✶✳✶✼✳

✻ ❚✇♦ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❲♦r❧❞ ✲ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s

■♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ❡①♣❧♦r❡ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♥t❡①t ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇❡ r❡❝❛st

t❤❡ ❜❛s✐❝ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ✐♥ t❡r♠s ♦❢ ❛ t✇♦ ❧❛r❣❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧✳

■♥ t❤❡ ❧❛r❣❡ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✱ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❆✱

❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧✐③❡❞ ❝♦✉♥tr②✱ ❛♥❞ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇✱ ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②

❛♥❞ ❛♥❛❧②③❡ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ t✇♦ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦

❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❆ ✐s ❛ss✉♠❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛t t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❛♥❞

❈♦✉♥tr② ❇ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡s t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❆s s✉❝❤✱

t❤❡ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❣r♦✇s ❛t t❤❡ ❧♦♥❣ r✉♥ r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✱

❣✄✳ ❚❤❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝❛t❝❤❡s ✉♣ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❛♥❞ ❣r♦✇s ❛t ❛ r❛t❡✱

❣t ❃ ❣✄✱ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳

Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❡✈♦❧✈❡s ✐♥ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❆✱

✘❆t ❂ ❡❣✄

✘❆t�✶ ✭✷✻✮

❛♥❞ ✐♥ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇✱

✘❇t ❂ ❡❣✄ ✙❇t✙❇t�✶

✘❇t�✶✿ ✭✷✼✮

❚❤❡ str✉❝t✉r❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❛♣❛rt ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❢♦❧✲

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❧♦✇✐♥❣ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✳ ❆s ❜❡❢♦r❡✱ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❝❛s❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t

❛❣❡♥ts ❢♦r♠ t❤❡✐r ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ❛ ❝♦♥✈❡① ❝♦♠❜✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐✈❡

❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

▲❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t❛❦❡s ♣❧❛❝❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ❛s ❛❣❡♥ts ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ tr✉st t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢

t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ❈♦✉♥✲

tr② ❆ ❛t t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ✐s ♣✉r❡❧② ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❛♥❞

t❤❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❝❛s❡ ✐s ♣r❡s❡♥t ♦♥❧② ✐♥ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇✳

❚❤❡ tr❡❛t♠❡♥t ♦❢ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ t✇♦✲❝♦✉♥tr② ❝❛s❡✳

❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t r✐s❦ ♣r❡♠✐✉♠ ❛♣♣❧✐❡s ♦♥❧② t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇ s♦ t❤❛t

t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ❛t ✇❤✐❝❤ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❆ ♠❛② ❜♦rr♦✇ ✐s r❆✱ ✇❤❡r❡❛s ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇✬s

❝♦st ♦❢ ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ✐s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ❛ r✐s❦ ♣r❡♠✐✉♠ r❡❧❛t❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢ ❞❡❜t

♦✈❡r ●❉P r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ s♦♠❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡✱ ✖❞✱

r❇t ❂ r❆t ✰ ✣✭❡

✖❞❇t

②❇t

�✖❞②� ✶✮✿ ✭✷✽✮

❖✉r ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ♦❢ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr② ♣❛②s ✭r❡❝❡✐✈❡s✮ ❛♥❞ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ✭♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡✮ ♣r❡♠✐✉♠

❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❛✛❡❝t t❤❡ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡❧② ✐♥ ❛❧❧ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t✐♦♥s✳✶✺ ■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥✱ ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥✲

tr②✱ ✐ ❂ ❆❀❇ ❤❛s t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✱

②✐t ❂ ❦✐t☛✭✘✐t❤

✐t✮✶�☛✿ ✭✷✾✮

❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ❡✈♦❧✈❡s ✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❛❝❝♦r❞✐♥❣ t♦✱

❦✐t✰✶ ❂ ✐✐t ✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❦✐t ✭✸✵✮

❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ♠❛①✐♠✐③❡ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ ❧✐❢❡t✐♠❡ ✉t✐❧✐t②

❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ❛s ❡q✳ ✭✶✮ s✉❜❥❡❝t t♦ ❛ ❜✉❞❣❡t ❝♦♥str❛✐♥t✱

❞✐t ❂ ✭✶ ✰ r✐t�✶✮❞✐t�✶ ✰ ❝✐t ✰ ✐✐t � ②t✿ ✭✸✶✮

❍♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐ ❝❤♦♦s❡ ❝✐t✱ ❞✐t✱ ❦

✐t✰✶ s✉❜❥❡❝t t♦ ❡q✳ ✭✸✶✮✱ t❛❦✐♥❣

✶✺❲❡ ❤❛✈❡ ❛❧s♦ t❡st❡❞ ✇❤❡t❤❡r r❡❜❛t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣r❡♠✐✉♠ ❜❛❝❦ t♦ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ✐♠♣❛❝ts♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ✐s ♥❡❣❧✐❣✐❜❧❡✳

✷✻

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❛s ❣✐✈❡♥ t❤❡ ♣❛t❤ ❢♦r ✖❞❇t ❛♥❞ ❣✐✈❡♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ❦❆✵ ❃ ✵✱ ❦❇✵ ❃ ✵ ❛♥❞

❞❆✵ ❀ ❞❇✵ ✳ ❚❤❡ ✜rst ♦r❞❡r ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✐♥ t❤❡ ❛❞❛♣t✐✈❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣

❝❛s❡ ❛r❡

❝❆t�✌

❂ ✕❆t ✭✸✷✮

❝❇t�✌

❂ ✕❇t ✭✸✸✮

✕❆t ❂ ☞✭✶ ✰ r❆t ✮❊t✭✕t✰✶✮ ✭✸✹✮

✕❆t ❂ ☞ ❫❊t✭✕❆t✰✶✮❬☛❦

❆t✰✶

☛�✶✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❪ ✭✸✺✮

✕❇t ❂ ☞✭✶ ✰ r❇t ✮❬✖t✕❇t�✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✖t✮❊t✕

❇t✰✶❪ ✭✸✻✮

✕❇t ❂ ☞❬✖t✕❇t�✶ ✰ ✭✶� ✖t✮❊t✕

❇t✰✶❪❬☛❦

❇t✰✶

☛�✶✰ ✭✶� ✍✮❪✿ ✭✸✼✮

❚♦ ❝❧♦s❡ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇❡ ✐♠♣♦s❡ ❛ ♠❛r❦❡t ❝❧❡❛r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥ ❢♦r ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧

❞❡❜t✱

❞❆t ❂ �❞❇t ✭✸✽✮

s✐♥❝❡ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❇ ❝❛♥ ♦♥❧② ❜♦rr♦✇ ❢r♦♠ ❛❜r♦❛❞✱ t❤❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡ts ♦❢ ❝♦✉♥tr②

❇ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❡q✉❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s ♦❢ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❆✳

❆s ❛ ❝♦♥s❡q✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r❡✈✐♦✉s ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥✱ t❤❡ ❣♦♦❞s ✇♦r❧❞ ♠❛r❦❡t ❝❧❡❛r✐♥❣

❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥ ❤♦❧❞s✿

❝❆t ✰ ❝❇t ✰ ✐❆t ✰ ✐❇t ❂ ②❆t ✰ ②❇t ✿ ✭✸✾✮

❊qs✳ ✭✸✷✮✲✭✸✼✮ t♦❣❡t❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ❡qs✳ ✭✷✾✮✱ ✭✸✵✮✱ ✭✸✶✮✱ ✭✷✽✮✱ ✭✸✾✮✱ ✭✸✽✮✱ ✭✷✻✮

❛♥❞ ✭✷✼✮ t♦❣❡t❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ❦❆✵ ❀ ❦❇✵ ❃ ✵ ❛♥❞ ❞❆✵ ❀ ❞

❇✵ ❂ ✖❞ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡s ♦✉r t✇♦✲❝♦✉♥tr②

✇♦r❧❞✳

✼ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s

■♥ ♦✉r t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✇♦r❧❞✱ ✇❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t❡ ❛❣❛✐♥ ❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡

❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ t♦✇❛r❞s t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❲❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠ ❛♥ ✐❞❡♥✲

t✐❝❛❧ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ t♦ t❤❛t ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✹✳ ❚❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛r❡ ❧✐st❡❞ ✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✳

✷✼

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P❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❜♦t❤ ❈♦✉♥tr✐❡s❉❡♣r❡❝✐❛t✐♦♥ ❘❛t❡ ✍ ✵✳✵✻❈❛♣✐t❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ☛ ✵✳✸✵❋r♦♥t✐❡r ❣r♦✇t❤ r❛t❡ ❣✄ ✶✳✵✶✸❉✐s❝♦✉♥t ❢❛❝t♦r ☞ ✵✳✾✻❈❘❘❆ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✌ ✶✳✵✵❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❞❡❜t✴●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✖❞ ✵P❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛❋✐♥❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✖✙ ✼✳✾✺❙♣❡❡❞ ♦❢ t❡❝❤✳ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✥ ✵✳✵✵✶✸■♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✖✵ ✵✳✺✾✺

❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✿ P❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❱❛❧✉❡s ❢♦r t✇♦✲❝♦✉♥tr② s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

❚❤❡ ❯❙ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✐s t❛❦❡♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r

t❤❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ✐♥ ❯❙✱ r❯❙ ❂ ✭❡❣✄

✮✌❂☞�✶✳ ❲✐t❤ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❣r♦✇t❤ ♦❢ ✶✿✵✶✸✱ ❛♥❞

❛ss✉♠✐♥❣ ❛ s✉❜❥❡❝t✐✈❡ ❞✐s❝♦✉♥t ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥ t❤❡ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✱ ☞ ❂ ✵✿✾✻✳ ❚❤✐s

❣✐✈❡s ✉s ❛ ❯❙ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡ ♦❢ ✺✳✺✸ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ s❧✐❣❤t❧②

❤✐❣❤❡r ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❯❙ ❛r♦✉♥❞ t❤❡ st❛rt ♦❢ ♦✉r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

✐♥ ✶✾✾✺✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❞❡❝r❡❛s❡ ✭❛❧♦♥❣ ✇✐t❤ ✇♦r❧❞ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s✮ ♦✈❡r t✐♠❡ ✭❈❛❜❛❧❧❡r♦

❡t ❛❧✳✱ ✷✵✵✽❛✮✳

❚❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r t❤❡ ❯❙ ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❢♦r t❤✐s ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡s

✶✻✲✶✼ ✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❆✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✾ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✉s✐♥❣

❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❞❛t❛✳ ❚❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✭t❤❡ ❞❛s❤❡❞ r❡❞ ❧✐♥❡✮ ♣r❡❞✐❝ts

❛♥ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ tr❛❞❡ ❞❡✜❝✐t ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❛s ✐♥✐t✐❛❧❧② ❛s ❈❤✐♥❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥s t♦ ❤✐❣❤❡r

t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣②✱ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✇✐❧❧ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ❛❜♦✈❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ♦✉t♣✉t ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞ ✇✐t❤

t❤❡ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦✳ ❆s t❤❡ r❡s✉❧t ♦❢ t❤✐s ❞❡❜t✲✜♥❛♥❝❡❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥

❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ♦✉t♣✉t✱ ❈❤✐♥❛ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐♥❣ ❞❡❜t✱ ❣❡♥❡r❛t✐♥❣ ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡

♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡t ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥✳

■❢ ❛❣❡♥ts ❛r❡ t❡♠♣t❡❞ t♦ r❡❧② ♠♦r❡ ♦♥ t❤❡✐r ♠♦r❡ r❡❝❡♥t ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ✐♥ ❢♦r♠✲

✐♥❣ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✱ ❛ ✈❡r② ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t

♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ♠❛t❡r✐❛❧✐③❡s✳ ❆ tr❛❞❡ s✉r♣❧✉s ❡♠❡r❣❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ st❛❣❡s ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r✲

❣❡♥❝❡✳ ❈♦♥s✉♠❡rs t❡♥❞ ♥♦t t♦ tr✉st t❤❡ ❛❜✐❧✐t② ❢♦r ❢✉t✉r❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ t♦

❡♥❛❜❧❡ t❤❡♠ ❛ s✉st❛✐♥❡❞ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤✉s ✉♥❞❡r✲❝♦♥s✉♠❡

r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ ♦✉t♣✉t✳ ❚❤✐s tr❛❞❡ s✉r♣❧✉s ♣❡rs✐sts ❢♦r ❛❜♦✉t ✶✺ ②❡❛rs ❜❡❢♦r❡ r❡✲

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t✉r♥✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ❞❡✜❝✐t✱ ♠♦r❡ ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧✳

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8NFA over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08Current Account over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.04

-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06Trade Balance over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 20152.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2

3.4Capital Stock over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 20150.02

0.04

0.06

0.08Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

Data, China

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✾✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts✱ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❉❛t❛

❉✉r✐♥❣ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ❡①❝❡ss s❛✈✐♥❣s ✐s ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧❡❞ ❛❜r♦❛❞ t♦ ❯❙ ❞❡❜t

❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡ts ♦✈❡r ●❉P ❡①♣❛♥❞s q✉✐t❡ s✐❣♥✐✜❝❛♥t❧② ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss

♦❢ ✻✵ ♣❡r❝❡♥t ♦❢ ●❉P ❛❢t❡r ❛r♦✉♥❞ ✶✺ ②❡❛rs ♦❢ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣✳ ■♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣❧②✱ t❤❡

♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ◆❋❆ ♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ t❛❦❡s q✉✐t❡ s♦♠❡ t✐♠❡ t♦ ✉♥✇✐♥❞ ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥

❛ss❡ts r❡♠❛✐♥ ♣♦s✐t✐✈❡ ✇❡❧❧ ✐♥t♦ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✳

❚❤❡ t✇♦✲❝♦✉♥tr② ♠♦❞❡❧ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡s ✇❡❧❧ t❤❡ s✐③❡ ❛♥❞ ❡✈♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ◆❋❆ ♣♦s✐✲

t✐♦♥s ♦✈❡r ●❉P ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛✕❢♦r ❜♦t❤ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❛♥❞ ❯❙ ❝❛s❡s s❤♦✇♥

✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡s ✾ ❛♥❞ ✶✵✱ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳ ❖✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦✛❡rs ❛♥ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥

❢♦r ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s s❤♦✉❧❞ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❝♦♥t✐♥✉❡ ✐ts tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✿ ❛s ❝♦♥s✉♠❡rs ✐♥

❈❤✐♥❛ ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ tr✉st t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ t❤❡ ✐♠❜❛❧✲

❛♥❝❡s t❤❛t ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ❛t ❝❡♥t❡r st❛❣❡ ♦❢ ♣♦❧✐❝② ❛♥❞ ❛❝❛❞❡♠✐❝ ❞❡❜❛t❡ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡✐r

❡♠❡r❣❡♥❝❡✱ ✇✐❧❧ t❡♥❞ t♦ ❞✐s❛♣♣❡❛r✳ ❈❤✐♥❛✬s ❝♦♥s✉♠❡rs ✇✐❧❧ ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ tr✉st ❡❝♦✲

♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❛♥❞ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ✇✐❧❧ t❡♥❞ t♦ ❞✐♠✐♥✐s❤ ❛s t❤❡②

❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ t♦ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ♦❢ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r

❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

❲✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ♦✈❡r ●❉P ✐♥ t❤❡ ❯❙✱ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ r❡♣❧✐✲

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1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2NFA over GDP, US

Rational ExpectationsLearning ModelData, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.08

-0.06

-0.04

-0.02

0

0.02Current Account over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05Trade Balance over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 20152.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2Capital Stock over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 20150

0.02

0.04

0.06Interest Rate

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✵✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts✱ ❯❙ ❞❛t❛

❝❛t❡s ♥♦t ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t t♦ ●❉P r❛t✐♦ ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❢♦r ✇❤✐❝❤ ✖✵ ✐s

❡st✐♠❛t❡❞✱ ❜✉t ❛❧s♦ ♦t❤❡r ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s✳ P❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r❧② ♥♦t❡✇♦rt❤② ✐s t❤❡ ❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢

t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ t♦ ❝❛♣t✉r❡ ❜♦t❤ t❤❡ ♠❛❣♥✐t✉❞❡ ❛♥❞ t✐♠❡ ♣❛t❤ ♦❢

✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s ❞❡s❝r✐❜✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❞✉r✐♥❣ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✳

✽ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥

■♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ st②❧✐③❡❞ ❢❛❝ts t❤❛t ✇❡ ❛✐♠ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ✇✐t❤ ♦✉r s✐♠♣❧❡

♠♦❞❡❧✱ t❤❡r❡ ❛r❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❧❛r❣❡r ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❢r♦♠ ♦✉r ✜♥❞✐♥❣s✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ❛r❡ ❞✐s✲

❝✉ss❡❞ ✐♥ t✉r♥ ❜❡❧♦✇✳

❍❛❜✐t ❋♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

❖♥❡ ♠✐❣❤t ✇♦♥❞❡r ✐❢ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts ♠❛② ❜❡ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❛ ♠♦r❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞

♠♦❞❡❧ ❢❡❛t✉r❡ ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❯♥t✐❧ ♦✉r ❡①❡r❝✐s❡✱ t❤✐s ♣♦✐♥t r❡♠❛✐♥❡❞

❛♥ ♦♣❡♥ r❡s❡❛r❝❤ q✉❡st✐♦♥✳ ■♥ ✇❤❛t ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✱ ✇❡ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡

♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ s❤♦✇ t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ r❡s✉❧ts✳ ❆s ✇✐❧❧ ❜❡❝♦♠❡ ❛♣♣❛r❡♥t✱ t❤❡ ✐♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

✸✵

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♦❢ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ♥♦t ♣♦✇❡r❢✉❧ ❡♥♦✉❣❤ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ ♦✉r st②❧✐③❡❞ ❢❛❝ts✳ ■♥ ❛

♥❡①t st❡♣✱ ✇❡ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ ❜♦t❤ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ ❛❧❧♦✇ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ t♦ ❝❛❧✐❜r❛t❡ ❜♦t❤

t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r❡❝❛st ♦❢ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s

t❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ❣♦✈❡r♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ str❡♥❣t❤ ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐ts✳

❲❡ ❦❡❡♣ t❤❡ st❛♥❞❛r❞ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡❞ ✐♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✸✱ ❜✉t ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ ❤❛❜✐t

❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❛ ♥♦♥✲s❡♣❛r❛❜❧❡ ❢♦r♠ ✐♥t♦ t❤❡ ♣r❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s ♦❢ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s✳

❊✵

✶❳t❂✵

☞t ✭❝t � ✖✷❝t�✶✮✶�✌ � ✶

✶� ✌❀ ✭✹✵✮

✇❤❡r❡ ✖✷ ❣♦✈❡r♥s t❤❡ str❡♥❣t❤ ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐ts ❛♥❞ ✇✐❧❧ ✉❧t✐♠❛t❡❧② s❧♦✇ t❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤

r❛t❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳ ❲❡ ❝❛♥ s❡❡ t❤✐s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❊✉❧❡r ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥✱

✭❝t � ✖✷❝t�✶✮�✌ ❂ ☞✭✶ ✰ rt✮✭❝t✰✶ � ✖✷❝t✮

�✌✿ ✭✹✶✮

❆♥ ✉♥❝♦♥str❛✐♥❡❞ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞ ❝❛r❡s ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② ❞❡r✐✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠

❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❧❡✈❡❧s ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ■♥ ❛ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝♦♥✲

s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❣r♦✇t❤ ✇✐❧❧ r❡♠❛✐♥ st✐❝❦② ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❧♦✇❡r ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ✉t✐❧✐t② t❤❛t

❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s ❞❡r✐✈❡ ❢r♦♠ ❧❛r❣❡ s❤✐❢ts ✐♥ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥✳

❲❡ t❡st t❤❡ s✉✐t❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧ t♦ ♦✉r ❞❛t❛ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡

s❛♠❡ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛s ❜❡❢♦r❡✱ ♦♥❧② ✇✐t❤ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥

❛♥❞ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❖✉r ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ r❡s✉❧ts ✐♥ ❛♥ ✐♥t❡♥s✐t② ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐t

♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ♦❢ ❫✖✷ ❂ ✵✿✾✾✳ ❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ t❤❡ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❢♦r ❝❛rr②✐♥❣

♦✈❡r t❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ❢♦r t❤❡ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥

❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❛♥❞ t✇♦ ❧❛r❣❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝❛s❡s ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡s ✶✶ ❛♥❞ ✶✽ ✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❆✱

r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡❧②✳

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✶ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❛s❤❡❞ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❧✐♥❡ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✬s

♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ s♦❧✐❞ ❣r❡❡♥✳ ❲❤❛t ❜❡❝♦♠❡s ✐♠♠❡❞✐❛t❡❧②

❝❧❡❛r ✐s t❤❛t✱ ❞❡s♣✐t❡ t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤ ✐♥t❡♥s✐t② ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐ts✱ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✐s ✉♥❛❜❧❡ t♦ r❡♣❧✐✲

❝❛t❡ ♦✉r st②❧✐③❡❞ ❢❛❝ts✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❛♥❞ ✈❡r② s✉❝❝❡ss❢✉❧

✐♥ ✐♥❞✉❝✐♥❣ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥❝❡ ❛t ❜✉s✐♥❡ss ❝②❝❧❡ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s✱ ✐t ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❛❧❧♦✇ ♠♦❞❡❧

♣r❡❞✐❝t✐♦♥s t♦ ♠❛t❝❤ s②st❡♠❛t✐❝ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛t ❧♦✇❡r ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝✐❡s✱ ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤

❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s r❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧② ❛♥t✐❝✐♣❛t❡ t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝ts ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❤❛❜✐ts ❞✉r✲

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0.4NFA over GDP

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0

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0.04

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0

0.02

0.04

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2.6

2.8

3

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0.04

0.06

0.08Interest Rate

Habit Formation, mu2 = 0.99Data, China

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✶✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts ❙♠❛❧❧ ❖♣❡♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❍❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣r♦❝❡ss✳ ❚❤✐s s✉❣❣❡sts t❤❛t ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ♣❧❛②s ❛ ❝r✉❝✐❛❧ r♦❧❡ ✐♥

✉♥❞❡rst❛♥❞✐♥❣ ♣❡rs✐st❡♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ❛♥❞ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t ♣r♦❝❡ss✳

❙✐♠✐❧❛r r❡s✉❧ts ❤♦❧❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr② ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡s❡

r❡s✉❧ts ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡s ✶✽ ✐♥ ❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❆✳

❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ❝♦♥❞✉❝t ♦✉r q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ s✐♠✉❧t❛♥❡♦✉s❧②✱ ❛❧❧♦✇✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ t♦ ❡st✐♠❛t❡

t❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ♦❢ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ s❤❛r❡ ♦❢ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✐♥t❡♥s✐t② ♦❢ ❤❛❜✐ts✳

❚❤❡ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❊✉❧❡r ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤✐s ❝❛s❡ ❧♦♦❦s ❧✐❦❡✱

✭❝t�✖✷❝t�✶✮�✌ ❂ ☞✭✶✰ rt✮✭✖t✭❝t�✶�✖✷❝t�✷✮

�✌ ✰✭✶�✖t✮✭❝t✰✶�✖✷❝t✮�✌✮✿ ✭✹✷✮

❲❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ♣r♦❝❡❞✉r❡ ❛s ❜❡❢♦r❡ ✐♥ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ✖✵

❛♥❞ ✖✷✳ ❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ t❤❡ ❥♦✐♥t ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐s ✖✵ ❂ ✵✿✹✼ ❛♥❞ ✖✷ ❂ ✵✿✻✻✳ ❚❤❡

r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ t❤✐s ❡①❡r❝✐s❡ ❛r❡ s❤♦✇♥ ❜❡❧♦✇✳

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✷ s❤♦✇s t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r t❤❡ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❤❛❜✐t

❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ ❣r❡❡♥✳ ❉❛t❛ ❢♦r ❈❤✐♥❛ ✐s r❡✢❡❝t❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❛s❤❡❞ ❜❧❛❝❦ ❧✐♥❡✳

❈❧❡❛r❧②✱ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤ ❜♦t❤ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♦✉r ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ✜ts

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0.06

0.08Interest Rate

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✷✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts ❙♠❛❧❧ ❖♣❡♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ▲❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ✇✐t❤ ❤❛❜✐t❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

t❤❡ ❞❛t❛ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❝❛s❡ ❛♥❞ ✐s ❛❜❧❡ t♦ r❡♣❧✐❝❛t❡ ♦✉r st②❧✐③❡❞ ❢❛❝ts q✉✐t❡

✇❡❧❧✳

❋❛❝t♦r ■♥❝♦♠❡ ❉✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥

❯♣♦♥ r❡❝❡✐✈✐♥❣ ♥❡✇s ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✇✐t❤ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✱ ❡✈❡♥ ✐♥ ❛♥

❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝❧♦s❡❞ t♦ ✇♦r❧❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts✱ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s s❤♦✉❧❞ r❡❧② ♦♥ ❢✉t✉r❡

❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤ t♦ ❛❧❧♦✇ t❤❡♠ t♦ s♠♦♦t❤ ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ s❛✈❡

❧❡ss✳ ❋✐r♠s ✇✐❧❧ ✐♥❝r❡❛s❡ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t✱ ❛♥t✐❝✐♣❛t✐♥❣ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❢✉t✉r❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ♣r♦✲

❞✉❝t✐✈✐t②✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ t❤❡ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ t♦ ❧❛❜♦r r❛t✐♦ ✇✐❧❧ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ r❡❛❧ ✇❛❣❡✳

■♥ ♦✉r ❜❛s❡❧✐♥❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇❡ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤t t❤❡ s❛✈✐♥❣s ❝❤❛♥♥❡❧ ♦❢ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✳ ■♥ ♦t❤❡r

✇♦r❞s✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t r❡✢❡❝ts ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ tr✉❡ ♣❛t❤ ❢♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝✲

t✐✈✐t② ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✉s ❣❡ts ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❞❡❝✐s✐♦♥s r✐❣❤t✱ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s

s❛✈❡ t♦♦ ♠✉❝❤✳ ❚❤❡ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ t♦ ❧❛❜♦r r❛t✐♦ ✐s ❤✐❣❤❡r ✐♥ ❛♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣

t♦ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡ss s❛✈✐♥❣s ♦❢ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞s✳ ❚❤❡ ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s

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0.115

0.12Marginal Product of Capital in US

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✸✿ ❋❛❝t♦r ■♥❝♦♠❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

❢♦r ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡s s❤♦✉❧❞ ❜❡ ❝❧❡❛r ❛t t❤✐s ♣♦✐♥t✳ ❘❡❛❧ ✇❛❣❡s ✉♥❞❡r r❛t✐♦♥❛❧

❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✇♦✉❧❞ ❤❛✈❡ r✐s❡♥ ❧❡ss ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ s✐♥❝❡ t❤❡ ✶✾✾✵✬s t❤❛♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧

♣r❡❞✐❝ts✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ t❤❡ ✇❛② ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t❛❦❡s ♣❧❛❝❡ ✐♥ ❝♦♥✲

✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❤❛s ♠❛❥♦r ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡

✇♦r❧❞✇✐❞❡✳

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✸ ♠❛❦❡s t❤✐s ♣♦✐♥t ♣❧❛✐♥✳ ■t s❤♦✇s ❧❛❜♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ♣❡r ❡✣❝✐❡♥❝② ✉♥✐t

❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♠❛r❣✐♥❛❧ ♣r♦❞✉❝t ♦❢ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❯❙ ❛♥❞ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ✜rst

✺✵ ②❡❛rs ❛❢t❡r ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡✳ ●✐✈❡♥ ❛ ❝♦♠♠♦♥ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② s❝❡♥❛r✐♦

✇✐t❤✐♥ ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr② ❢♦r ❜♦t❤ ♠♦❞❡❧ t②♣❡s✱ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

❝❛s❡✱ r❡❛❧ ❧❛❜♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ✐s ❧❛r❣❡r ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t❤❛♥ ✇✐t❤ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳

❚❤✐s ❤❛s ✐♠♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❞✐str✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢❛❝t♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡s ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❞✉r✐♥❣

✐ts tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

❲❤❛t ✐s ❛❧s♦ ✐♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣ ✐s t❤❛t ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ t❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t✐❛❧

❡✛❡❝t ♦❢ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ♦♥ r❡❛❧ ❧❛❜♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡ s❡❡♠s t♦ ❜❡ q✉✐t❡ ❧❛r❣❡✳ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✹ ❞❡♣✐❝ts

t❤❡ r❡❛❧ ❧❛❜♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❯❙ ❢♦r ✜rst ✺✵ ②❡❛rs ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

♦❢ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❝❛s❡✱ r❡❛❧ ❧❛❜♦r ✐♥❝♦♠❡ ✐s ✉♣ t♦ ✶✵

♣❡r❝❡♥t ❤✐❣❤❡r ✇✐t❤ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣ t❤❛♥ ✉♥❞❡r r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❚❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡s

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✹✿ ▲❛❜♦r ■♥❝♦♠❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

❛r❡ ✐♥st❡❛❞ ♥❡❣❧✐❣✐❜❧❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢r♦♥t✐❡r ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✳

✾ ❈♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥

❚❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧ ❝❛t❝❤✲✉♣ ❡♥t❛✐❧s ❛ ❤✉❣❡ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣

❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✬ st❛♥❞❛r❞s ♦❢ ❧✐✈✐♥❣✱ ♦❢t❡♥ ❧♦♥❣ ❜❡❢♦r❡ t❤❡ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✇✐❧❧ ❤❛✈❡ ❝♦♥✲

✈❡r❣❡❞ t♦ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✳ ❉✉r✐♥❣ t❤✐s s♦♠❡t✐♠❡s ❞r❛♠❛t✐❝ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥✱

✐t ✐s ❧✐❦❡❧② t❤❛t ❝♦♥s✉♠❡rs ❢❛✐❧ t♦ ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧② ♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤❡✐r ❛♥❞ t❤❡✐r ♦✛s♣r✐♥❣✬s

❢✉t✉r❡ ❞❡s✐r❡ ❢♦r ❝♦♥s✉♠♣t✐♦♥ ✐♥❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥t❧② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡✐r r❡❝❡♥t ♣❛st ❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡✳

❲❡ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ❝❧❛✐♠ t❤❛t ❛ ♣❛st ♦❢ st❛r✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦r ❤❛r❞s❤✐♣ ✇✐❧❧ ♠❛❦❡ ❛ ❞❡✈❡❧✲

♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr②✬s ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❤♦✉s❡❤♦❧❞ ✇✐s❤ t♦ s❛✈❡ ♠♦r❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❢✉t✉r❡✱ s✐♠♣❧②

❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡② ♠❛② ❜❡ ✐♥❝❛♣❛❜❧❡ ♦❢ ✐♠❛❣✐♥✐♥❣ ❤♦✇ ❝❧♦s❡ t♦ s❛t✐s❢❛❝t✐♦♥ t❤❡② ❛♥❞

t❤❡✐r ❝❤✐❧❞r❡♥ ✇✐❧❧ ❜❡✳ ❚❤✐s r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ ❧❛❝❦ ♦❢ s❡❧❢ ❛✇❛r❡♥❡ss✕❝❡rt❛✐♥❧② ❝♦♥✢✐❝t✐♥❣

✇✐t❤ ❛ t❡①t❜♦♦❦ ✈✐❡✇ ♦❢ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❜♦rr♦✇✐♥❣ ❛❣❛✐♥st ❛♥ ♦♣t✐♠✐st✐❝

❢✉t✉r❡✕♠❛② ❛❧s♦ ❜❡ ❥✉st✐✜❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤❡r ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✐t② ♦❢ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s

♦♥ ❛♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✬s tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ t♦✇❛r❞s ❛ ♠♦r❡ st❛t✐♦♥❛r② ❡♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥t✳ ❆s t❤❡②

❣❡t ❝❧♦s❡r t♦ ❛ ♠♦r❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤✱ t❤❡② ✇✐❧❧ ❧❡❛r♥ t♦ tr✉st t❤❡ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧

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❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✈✐❡✇ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠②✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡② ✇✐❧❧ r❡❛❧✐③❡ t❤❛t s♦ ♠✉❝❤ s❛✈✐♥❣ ✐s

♥♦t ♥❡❝❡ss❛r② t♦ ❣✉❛r❛♥t❡❡ ❛♥ ❛❝❝❡♣t❛❜❧❡ ❢✉t✉r❡✳

❚❤✐s ♣❛♣❡r ♦✛❡rs t✇♦ s✐♠♣❧❡ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ❛♥❞ ♥✉♠❡r✐❝❛❧ ❡①❛♠♣❧❡s ♦❢ ❤♦✇

t❤❡ ❡①❝❡ss s❛✈✐♥❣s ♦❢ ❛ ❝♦✉♥tr② ❝❛t❝❤✐♥❣ ✉♣✕❜♦t❤ t♦ t❤❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡❞ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤

❛♥❞ t♦ r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣✕❝♦✉❧❞ ❤❡❧♣ t♦ s♦❧✈❡ t❤❡ ❛❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ ♣✉③③❧❡

✇❤✐❝❤ ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❡s ♠❛♥② ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✱ ❛♥❞ t♦ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥

✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✱ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❈❤✐♥❛✬s ♠❛ss✐✈❡ ♥❡t ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡t ❛❝❝✉✲

♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳

◗✉✐t❡ r❡♠❛r❦❛❜❧② ✐♥ ♦✉r t✇♦ ❝♦✉♥tr② ✇♦r❧❞ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s✱ ❞❡s♣✐t❡ t❤❡ ❯❙ ❜❡✲

✐♥❣ ❛ss✉♠❡❞ ❢✉❧❧② r❛t✐♦♥❛❧✱ t❤❡ ❈❤✐♥❡s❡ ❣r❛❞✉❛❧ ❝❛t❝❤✐♥❣ ✉♣ t♦ ❢✉❧❧② r❛t✐♦♥❛❧

❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ♠❛② ❡✈❡♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡ ❯❙ ❞❡❜t ♦✈❡r ❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳ ■♥ t❤✐s s❡♥s❡✱

♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❣✐✈❡s ❛♥ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧ t❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ✉♥❞❡r♣✐♥♥✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ✏s❛✈✐♥❣s ❣❧✉t

❤②♣♦t❤❡s✐s✧ ❢♦r♠✉❧❛t❡❞ ❜② ❇❡r♥❛♥❦❡ ✭✷✵✵✺✮✳

■t ✐s ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t t♦ r❡♠❛r❦ t❤❛t ✐♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ♠❛❦❡ ♦✉r ♣♦✐♥t ❝❧❡❛r✱ ✇❡ ❤❛✈❡

♦♣❡r❛t❡❞ ✉♥❞❡r ❤✐❣❤❧② s✐♠♣❧✐st✐❝ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s✱ ♠♦st ♥♦t❛❜❧② ♥❡❣❧❡❝t✐♥❣ t❤❡

✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ✐♥✈❡st♠❡♥t ❛♥❞ s❛✈✐♥❣ ❢r✐❝t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ♣❧❛❣✉❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s

✭●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡✱ ✷✵✶✸✮✱ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s t❤❡ ♣r♦❝❡ss ♦❢ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t

❛♥❞ ❡①❝❤❛♥❣❡ r❛t❡ ❧✐❜❡r❛❧✐③❛t✐♦♥ ❣r❛❞✉❛❧❧② t❛❦✐♥❣ ♣❧❛❝❡ ✐♥ ❛ ❝♦✉♥tr② s✉❝❤ ❛s

❈❤✐♥❛✱ ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤t❡❞ ❜② ❈❛❜❛❧❧❡r♦ ❡t ❛❧✳ ✭✷✵✵✽❛✱❜✮ ❛♥❞ ❙♦♥❣ ❡t ❛❧✳ ✭✷✵✶✶✱ ✷✵✶✹✮✳

❍❡♥❝❡ ✇❡ ✈✐❡✇ ♦✉r ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t✐♦♥ ❛s ❝♦♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② t♦ t❤❡ ❛♥❛❧②s❡s ♦❢ t❤❡s❡

✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ✐ss✉❡s✳

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s

❆❧❢❛r♦✱ ▲✳✱ ❙✳ ❑❛❧❡♠❧✐✲❖③❝❛♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❱✳ ❱♦❧♦s♦✈②❝❤ ✭✷✵✶✹✮✳ ❙♦✈❡r❡✐❣♥s✱ ❯♣str❡❛♠❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ❋❧♦✇s✱ ❆♥❞ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✳ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❊✉r♦♣❡❛♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝

❆ss♦❝✐❛t✐♦♥ ✶✷ ✭✺✮✱ ✶✷✹✵✕✶✷✽✹✳

❇❛✐✱ ❈✳✲❊✳✱ ❈✳✲❚✳ ❍s✐❡❤✱ ❛♥❞ ❨✳ ◗✐❛♥ ✭✷✵✵✻✮✳ ❚❤❡ ❘❡t✉r♥ t♦ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥ ❈❤✐♥❛✳❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡r ✶✷✼✺✺✱ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❇✉r❡❛✉ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡s❡❛r❝❤✳

❇❡r♥❛♥❦❡✱ ❇✳ ❙✳ ✭✷✵✵✺✮✳ ❚❤❡ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ s❛✈✐♥❣ ❣❧✉t ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❯✳❙✳ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t❞❡✜❝✐t✳ ❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ r❡♣♦rt✳

❈❛❜❛❧❧❡r♦✱ ❘✳ ❏✳✱ ❊✳ ❋❛r❤✐✱ ❛♥❞ P✳✲❖✳ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ✭✷✵✵✽❛✮✳ ❆♥ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠

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♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ ❧♦✇ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s✳ ❆♠❡r✐❝❛♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝

❘❡✈✐❡✇ ✾✽ ✭✶✮✱ ✸✺✽✕✾✸✳

❈❛❜❛❧❧❡r♦✱ ❘✳ ❏✳✱ ❊✳ ❋❛r❤✐✱ ❛♥❞ P✳✲❖✳ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ✭✷✵✵✽❜✮✳ ❋✐♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❝r❛s❤✱❝♦♠♠♦❞✐t② ♣r✐❝❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✳ ❚❡❝❤♥✐❝❛❧ r❡♣♦rt✳

❈❛rr♦❧❧✱ ❈✳✱ ❏✳ ❖✈❡r❧❛♥❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ❲❡✐❧ ✭✷✵✵✵✮✳ ❙❛✈✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ●r♦✇t❤ ✇✐t❤ ❍❛❜✐t❋♦r♠❛t✐♦♥✳ ❆♠❡r✐❝❛♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡✈✐❡✇ ✾✵ ✭✸✮✱ ✸✹✶✕✸✺✺✳

❈❛rr♦❧❧✱ ❈✳ ❉✳ ❛♥❞ ❉✳ ◆✳ ❲❡✐❧ ✭✶✾✾✸✮✳ ❙❛✈✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ●r♦✇t❤✿ ❆ ❘❡✐♥t❡r♣r❡t❛t✐♦♥✳◆❇❊❘ ❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡rs ✹✹✼✵✱ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❇✉r❡❛✉ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡s❡❛r❝❤✱ ■♥❝✳

❈❛s❡❧❧✐✱ ❋✳ ❛♥❞ ❏✳ ❋❡②r❡r ✭✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❚❤❡ ▼❛r❣✐♥❛❧ Pr♦❞✉❝t ♦❢ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧✳ ❚❤❡

◗✉❛rt❡r❧② ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ✶✷✷ ✭✷✮✱ ✺✸✺✕✺✻✽✳

❈♦❡✉r❞❛❝✐❡r✱ ◆✳✱ ❙✳ ●✉✐❜❛✉❞✱ ❛♥❞ ❑✳ ❏✐♥ ✭✷✵✶✷✮✳ ❈r❡❞✐t ❈♦♥str❛✐♥ts ❛♥❞●r♦✇t❤ ✐♥ ❛ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ❊❝♦♥♦♠②✳ ❈❊P❘ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs ✾✶✵✾✱ ❈✳❊✳P✳❘✳❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs✳

❉❡ ●r❛✉✇❡✱ P✳ ✭✷✵✶✷✮✳ ▲❡❝t✉r❡s ♦♥ ❇❡❤❛✈✐♦r❛❧ ▼❛❝r♦❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s✳ Pr✐♥❝❡t♦♥✿Pr✐♥❝❡t♦♥ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② Pr❡ss✳

❊✈❛♥s✱ ●✳ ❲✳ ❛♥❞ ❙✳ ❍♦♥❦❛♣♦❤❥❛ ✭✷✵✵✶✮✳ ▲❡❛r♥✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❊①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ✐♥ ▼❛❝r♦❡✲

❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s✳ Pr✐♥❝❡t♦♥✿ Pr✐♥❝❡t♦♥ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② Pr❡ss✳

❋❡❡♥str❛✱ ❘✳ ❈✳✱ ❘✳ ■♥❦❧❛❛r✱ ❛♥❞ ▼✳ ❚✐♠♠❡r ✭✷✵✶✸✮✳ ❚❤❡ ◆❡①t ●❡♥❡r❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢t❤❡ P❡♥♥ ❲♦r❧❞ ❚❛❜❧❡✳ ◆❇❊❘ ❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡rs ✶✾✷✺✺✱ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❇✉r❡❛✉ ♦❢❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡s❡❛r❝❤✱ ■♥❝✳

❋✉st❡r✱ ❆✳✱ ❉✳ ▲❛✐❜s♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❇✳ ▼❡♥❞❡❧ ✭✷✵✶✵✮✳ ◆❛t✉r❛❧ ❡①♣❡❝t❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞♠❛❝r♦❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ✢✉❝t✉❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ P❡rs♣❡❝t✐✈❡s ✷✹ ✭✹✮✱ ✻✼✕✽✹✳

●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s✱ P✳✲❖✳ ❛♥❞ ❖✳ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮✳ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ❋❧♦✇s t♦ ❉❡✈❡❧♦♣✐♥❣ ❈♦✉♥✲tr✐❡s✿ ❚❤❡ ❆❧❧♦❝❛t✐♦♥ P✉③③❧❡✳ ❘❡✈✐❡✇ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❙t✉❞✐❡s ✽✵ ✭✹✮✱ ✶✹✽✹✕✶✺✶✺✳

●r✉❜❡r✱ ❏✳ ❛♥❞ ❙✳ ❑❛♠✐♥ ✭✷✵✵✾✮✳ ❉♦ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡s ✐♥ ✜♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣♠❡♥t❡①♣❧❛✐♥ t❤❡ ❣❧♦❜❛❧ ♣❛tt❡r♥ ♦❢ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ✐♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s❄ ❘❡✈✐❡✇ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r✲

♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ✶✼ ✭✹✮✱ ✻✻✼✕✻✽✽✳

❑✐♥♦s❤✐t❛✱ ◆✳ ✭✷✵✵✻✮✳ ●♦✈❡r♥♠❡♥t ❞❡❜t ❛♥❞ ❧♦♥❣✲t❡r♠ ✐♥t❡r❡st r❛t❡s✳

❑✉♠❛r✱ ▼✳ ❙✳ ❛♥❞ ❊✳ ❇❛❧❞❛❝❝✐ ✭✷✵✶✵✱ ❆✉❣✉st✮✳ ❋✐s❝❛❧ ❉❡✜❝✐ts✱ P✉❜❧✐❝ ❉❡❜t✱❛♥❞ ❙♦✈❡r❡✐❣♥ ❇♦♥❞ ❨✐❡❧❞s✳ ■▼❋ ❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡rs ✶✵✴✶✽✹✱ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧▼♦♥❡t❛r② ❋✉♥❞✳

▲❛♥❡✱ P✳ ❘✳ ❛♥❞ ●✳ ▼✳ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❚❤❡ ❡①t❡r♥❛❧ ✇❡❛❧t❤ ♦❢ ♥❛t✐♦♥s♠❛r❦ ■■✿ ❘❡✈✐s❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❡①t❡♥❞❡❞ ❡st✐♠❛t❡s ♦❢ ❢♦r❡✐❣♥ ❛ss❡ts ❛♥❞ ❧✐❛❜✐❧✐t✐❡s✱✶✾✼✵ t♦ ✷✵✵✹✳ ❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ✼✸ ✭✷✮✱ ✷✷✸ ✕ ✷✺✵✳

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▼❡❤❧✉♠✱ ❍✳✱ ❘✳ ❚♦r✈✐❦✱ ❛♥❞ ❙✳ ❱❛❧❡♥t❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✱ ❏✉♥❡✮✳ ❈❤✐♥❛➧ ❙❛✈✐♥❣s ▼✉❧✲t✐♣❧✐❡r✳ ❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡rs ✵✵✶✸✱ ❈❡♥tr❡ ❢♦r ❆♣♣❧✐❡❞ ▼❛❝r♦✲ ❛♥❞ P❡tr♦❧❡✉♠❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ✭❈❆▼P✮✱ ❇■ ◆♦r✇❡❣✐❛♥ ❇✉s✐♥❡ss ❙❝❤♦♦❧✳

▼❡♥❞♦③❛✱ ❊✳ ●✳✱ ❱✳ ◗✉❛❞r✐♥✐✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✳✲❱✳ ❘✐♦s✲❘✉❧❧ ✭✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❋✐♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ■♥t❡❣r❛✲t✐♦♥✱ ❋✐♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❉❡❡♣♥❡ss ❛♥❞ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s✳ ❈❊P❘ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs✻✶✹✾✱ ❈✳❊✳P✳❘✳ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs✳

❖❜st❢❡❧❞✱ ▼✳ ❛♥❞ ❑✳ ❘♦❣♦✛ ✭✷✵✵✾✱ ❉❡❝❡♠❜❡r✮✳ ●❧♦❜❛❧ ■♠❜❛❧❛♥❝❡s ❛♥❞ t❤❡❋✐♥❛♥❝✐❛❧ ❈r✐s✐s✿ Pr♦❞✉❝ts ♦❢ ❈♦♠♠♦♥ ❈❛✉s❡s✳ ❈❊P❘ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs✼✻✵✻✱ ❈✳❊✳P✳❘✳ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ P❛♣❡rs✳

❖❜st❢❡❧❞✱ ▼✳ ❛♥❞ ❑✳ ❙✳ ❘♦❣♦✛ ✭✶✾✾✻✮✳ ❋♦✉♥❞❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ▼❛❝r♦❡✲

❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s✱ ❱♦❧✉♠❡ ✶ ♦❢ ▼■❚ Pr❡ss ❇♦♦❦s✳ ❚❤❡ ▼■❚ Pr❡ss✳

Pr❛s❛❞✱ ❊✳✱ ❘✳ ❘❛❥❛♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❆✳ ❙✉❜r❛♠❛♥✐❛♥ ✭✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❋♦r❡✐❣♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ❛♥❞ ❡❝♦✲♥♦♠✐❝ ❣r♦✇t❤✳ ◆❇❊❘ ❲♦r❦✐♥❣ P❛♣❡rs ✶✸✻✶✾✱ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❇✉r❡❛✉ ♦❢ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝❘❡s❡❛r❝❤✱ ■♥❝✳

❙❝❤♠✐tt✲●r♦❤❡✱ ❙✳ ❛♥❞ ▼✳ ❯r✐❜❡ ✭✷✵✵✸✮✳ ❈❧♦s✐♥❣ s♠❛❧❧ ♦♣❡♥ ❡❝♦♥♦♠② ♠♦❞❡❧s✳❏♦✉r♥❛❧ ♦❢ ■♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝s ✻✶ ✭✶✮✱ ✶✻✸✕✶✽✺✳

❙♦♥❣✱ ❩✳✱ ❑✳ ❙t♦r❡s❧❡tt❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❋✳ ❩✐❧✐❜♦tt✐ ✭✷✵✶✶✮✳ ●r♦✇✐♥❣ ❧✐❦❡ ❝❤✐♥❛✳ ❚❤❡

❆♠❡r✐❝❛♥ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡✈✐❡✇ ✶✵✶ ✭✶✮✱ ✶✾✻✕✷✸✸✳

❙♦♥❣✱ ❩✳✱ ❑✳ ❙t♦r❡s❧❡tt❡♥✱ ❛♥❞ ❋✳ ❩✐❧✐❜♦tt✐ ✭✷✵✶✹✮✳ ●r♦✇✐♥❣ ✭✇✐t❤ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧❈♦♥tr♦❧s✮ ❧✐❦❡ ❈❤✐♥❛✳ ■▼❋ ❊❝♦♥♦♠✐❝ ❘❡✈✐❡✇ ✻✷ ✭✸✮✱ ✸✷✼✕✸✼✵✳

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❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❆

❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✺✿ ❙❖❊ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

0 100 2001

1.1

1.2

1.3Consumption

0 100 2003.5

4

4.5

5Capital Stock

0 100 2001.45

1.5

1.55

1.6Output

0 100 200-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Ouput

0 100 200-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Current Account over Output

0 100 200-0.5

0

0.5

1NFA over Output

0 100 2000.04

0.05

0.06

0.07Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

0 10 20 301

1.1

1.2

1.3Consumption

0 10 20 303.5

4

4.5

5Capital Stock

0 10 20 301.45

1.5

1.55

1.6Output

0 10 20 30-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Ouput

0 10 20 30-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Current Account over Output

0 10 20 30-0.5

0

0.5

1NFA over Output

0 10 20 300.04

0.05

0.06

0.07Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

❆♣♣❡♥❞✐① ❇

■♥ ❙❡❝t✐♦♥ ✽ ✇❡ t❡st t❤❡ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧✐③❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

❡①♣❡r✐❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ♦t❤❡r ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ✇❡ ❝♦♥❞✉❝t ❛ ♠♦❞❡❧ s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✻✿ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s✿ ❚✇♦ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❈♦♥✈❡r✲❣❡♥❝❡

0 100 2001.15

1.2

1.25

1.3Consumption

0 100 2003.8

4

4.2

4.4Capital Stock

0 100 2001.48

1.5

1.52

1.54Output

0 100 200-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Output

0 100 200-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05Current Account over Output

0 100 200-1

-0.5

0

0.5NFA over Output

0 100 2000.045

0.05

0.055

0.06Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

0 10 20 301.15

1.2

1.25

1.3Consumption

0 10 20 303.8

4

4.2

4.4Capital Stock

0 10 20 301.48

1.5

1.52

1.54Output

0 10 20 30-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Output

0 10 20 30-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05Current Account over Output

0 10 20 30-1

-0.5

0

0.5NFA over Output

0 10 20 300.045

0.05

0.055

0.06Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✼✿ ❈❤✐♥❛✿ ❚✇♦ ❈♦✉♥tr② ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ Pr♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❈♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡

0 100 2000.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6Consumption

0 100 2003.5

4

4.5

5

5.5Capital Stock

0 100 2001.4

1.5

1.6

1.7Output

0 100 200-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Output

0 100 200-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Current Account over Output

0 100 200-0.5

0

0.5

1NFA over Output

0 100 2000.03

0.04

0.05

0.06Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

Learning Model

0 10 20 300.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6Consumption

0 10 20 303.5

4

4.5

5

5.5Capital Stock

0 10 20 301.4

1.5

1.6

1.7Output

0 10 20 30-0.1

-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Trade Balance over Output

0 10 20 30-0.05

0

0.05

0.1Current Account over Output

0 10 20 30-0.5

0

0.5

1NFA over Output

0 10 20 300.03

0.04

0.05

0.06Interest Rate

Rational Expectations

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❡①❡r❝✐s❡s ♦♥ ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

❋r♦♠ ❛ t♦t❛❧ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ✶✵✽ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❢r♦♠ P❲❚ ✽✳✶ ✇✐t❤ ❞❛t❛ ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡

❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✱ ✇❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡ ♣❡r ❡♠♣❧♦②♠❡♥t ♦✉t♣✉t ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦✱

✉s✐♥❣ ✭❡♠♣✮✱ r❡❛❧ ●❉P ✭r❣❞♣♦✮ ❛♥❞ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ st♦❝❦ ✭r❦♥❛✳ ❍✉♠❛♥ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐s t❤❡

✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡✱ ❤❝✳ ❆❧❧ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s ❛r❡ ❍P ✜❧t❡r❡❞ ✇✐t❤ s♠♦♦t❤✐♥❣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r ✕ ❂ ✶✵✵✳

❲✐t❤ t❤❡s❡ ✈❛r✐❛❜❧❡s✱ ❚❋P ✐s ❝❛❧❝✉❛❧t❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡q✳ ✭✶✼✮✳ ❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ ❝♦✉♥tr②✱

✇❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡ ❆✈❡r❛❣❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❣r♦✇t❤ ❢r♦♠ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶ ✉s✐♥❣ ❡q✳ ✭✶✽✮ ❛♥❞

t❤❡ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✖✙✐ ❢r♦♠ ❡q✳✭✷✶✮✳ ❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ t❤❡ s♣❡❡❞ ♦❢ t❡❝❤♥♦❧♦❣✐❝❛❧

❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ✭❛♥❞ ❧❡❛r♥✐♥❣✮ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✥✐ ✐s ❢♦✉♥❞ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ t♦ ❡q✳ ✭✽✮✳

❲❡ ❡①❝❧✉❞❡ ❖❊❈❉ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s✱ ❛❞❞✐♥❣ ❜❛❝❦ ✐♥ ▼❡①✐❝♦✱ ❚✉r❦❡② ❛♥❞ ❑♦r❡❛ ❛s

✐♥ ●♦✉r✐♥❝❤❛s ❛♥❞ ❏❡❛♥♥❡ ✭✷✵✶✸✮✳ ❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ♦❢

❡❛st❡r♥ ❊✉r♦♣❡✱ ✇✐t❤ ❞❛t❛ ❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ❞✉r✐♥❣ ♦✉r s❛♠♣❧❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞✳

❲❡ ❛r❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st❡❞ ✐♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ t♦ ❛ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡ ❣r♦✇t❤ ♣❛t❤ ❢r♦♠

❜❡❧♦✇✳ ❚❤❛t ✐s✱ ✇❡ ❛r❡ ✐♥t❡r❡st❡❞ ✐♥ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✢♦✇s ❢♦r ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s

❜❡❣✐♥♥✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ❛ ❧❡✈❡❧ ❜❡❧♦✇ t❤❛t ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❆s s✉❝❤✱ ✇❡

❡①❝❧✉❞❡ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡ ♥♦t ❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❞✉r✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶✿ t❤❛t

✐s ✇✐t❤ ✥ ❁ ✵ ♦r ✖✙ ❁ ✶✳ ❚❤✐s ❧❡❛✈❡s ✉s ✇✐t❤ ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ✸✻ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s✳

❋✐♥❛❧❧②✱ ✇❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s t❤❛t ❛r❡ ✈❡r② ❞✐st❛♥t ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♣r♦✲

❞✉❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♥t✐❡r✳ ❆s ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛ss✉♠❡s ♣❡r❢❡❝t❧② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥✐♥❣ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts

❛♥❞ ♥♦ ♦✣❝✐❛❧ r♦❧❡ ❢♦r ❣♦✈❡r♥♠❡♥t ❛✐❞✱ ✇❡ ❡①❝❧✉❞❡ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❡①❤✐❜✐t✐♥❣ ❝♦♥✲

✈❡r❣❡♥❝❡ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs t❤❛t ❡①❝❡❡❞ t❤❡ ✾✵t❤ ♣❡r❝❡♥t✐❧❡✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ❝♦✉♥tr✐❡s ❛r❡ ❧✐❦❡❧②

♥♦t t♦ ❤❛✈❡ ❛❝❝❡ss t♦ ✐♥t❡r♥❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ♠❛r❦❡ts ❛♥❞ r❡❝❡✐✈❡ ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ♣♦rt✐♦♥

♦❢ ●❉P ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠ ♦❢ ♦✣❝✐❛❧ ❛✐❞ ✢♦✇s✳ ❚❤✐s ❧❡❛✈❡s ✉s ✇✐t❤ ❛ s❛♠♣❧❡ ♦❢ ✷✾

❝♦♥✈❡r❣✐♥❣ ❡❝♦♥♦♠✐❡s ❢♦r ✇❤✐❝❤ ✇❡ ❝❛rr② ♦✉t ♦✉r s✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❡r❝✐s❡✳

❲❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡ t❤❡ ❛✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s ♦✈❡r t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞ ✶✾✾✺ t♦ ✷✵✶✶ ✉s✐♥❣

❞❛t❛ ❢r♦♠ ▲❛♥❡ ❛♥❞ ▼✐❧❡s✐✲❋❡rr❡tt✐ ✭✷✵✵✼✮✳ ❈❛♣✐t❛❧ ✐♥✢♦✇s ❛r❡ t❛❦❡♥ t♦ ❜❡

t❤❡ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ♠❡❛s✉r❡ ✐♥ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❯❙ ❉♦❧❧❛rs ❛♥❞ ●❉P

✐♥ ❝✉rr❡♥t ❯❙ ❉♦❧❧❛rs✳ ❇♦t❤ s❡r✐❡s ❛r❡ s♠♦♦t❤❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ ❛♥ ❍P ✜❧t❡r ✇✐t❤

s♠♦♦t❤✐♥❣ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✱ ✕ ❂ ✶✵✵✳

❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❞❛t❛ ❛s ✇❡❧❧ ❛s t❤❡ ❡st✐♠❛t✐♦♥ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t✐♦♥

s❤❛r❡s ❛r❡ ❧✐st❡❞ ❜❡❧♦✇ ✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✸✳

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✽✿ ◗✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❘❡s✉❧ts ❈❤✐♥❛ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❯❙✱ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✇✐t❤ ❤❛❜✐t ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

❈❤✐♥❛

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.1

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4NFA over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06Current Account over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.02

0

0.02

0.04

0.06Trade Balance over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 20152.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2Capital Stock over GDP, China

1995 2000 2005 2010 20150.02

0.04

0.06

0.08Interest Rate, China

Habit Formation, mu2 = 0.96Data, China

❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2NFA over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.06

-0.04

-0.02

0

0.02Current Account over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015-0.06

-0.04

-0.02

0

0.02Trade Balance over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 20152.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2Capital Stock over GDP, US

1995 2000 2005 2010 20150

0.02

0.04

0.06Interest Rate, US

Habit Formation, mu2 = 0.96Data, US

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❈♦✉♥tr② ✖✙ ✥ ❣ ✭❚❋P✮ ❆✈❣✳ ❈❆❂❨ ❫✖✵❆r❣❡♥t✐♥❛ ✻✳✷✾ ✵✳✵✵✽ ✵✳✵✹✸ ✵✳✵✵✷ ✵✳✸✸✻❆r♠❡♥✐❛ ✼✳✼✺ ✵✳✵✶✷ ✵✳✵✻ ✵✳✶✵✼ ✵❇❡♥✐♥ ✶✶✳✼✶ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✶✾ ✵✳✵✻✹ ✵❇♦❧✐✈✐❛ ✶✵✳✵✹ ✵✳✵✵✸ ✵✳✵✸✸ ✲✵✳✵✶✵ ✵✳✷✾✹❇♦ts✇❛♥❛ ✶✵✳✾✾ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✷✺ ✲✵✳✵✼✸ ✵✳✺✸✷❇✉❧❣❛r✐❛ ✸✳✻✻ ✵✳✵✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✶✸ ✵✳✵✽✻ ✵❈❤✐♥❛✱ P❡♦♣❧❡✬s ❘❡♣✉❜❧✐❝ ✼✳✾✺ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✷✷ ✲✵✳✵✹✶ ✵✳✹✾✵❈❤✐♥❛✱ ❍♦♥❣ ❑♦♥❣ ✶✳✻✼ ✵✳✵✶✷ ✵✳✵✷✵ ✲✵✳✵✼✵ ✵✳✻✼✷❈❤✐♥❛✱ ▼❛❝❛♦ ✸✳✽✷ ✵✳✵✺✺ ✵✳✵✼✺ ✲✵✳✶✼✵ ✵✳✺✹✻❈r♦❛t✐❛ ✶✳✼✻ ✵✳✵✸✼ ✵✳✵✸✷ ✵✳✵✺✸ ✵❈②♣r✉s ✶✳✾✺ ✵✳✵✷✼ ✵✳✵✸✷ ✵✳✵✺✻ ✵■♥❞✐❛ ✼✳✼✷ ✵✳✵✵✻ ✵✳✵✹✹ ✵✳✵✶✵ ✵✳✸✸✻❏♦r❞❛♥ ✶✸✳✻✹ ✵✳✵✵✻ ✵✳✵✻✵ ✵✳✵✹✹ ✵✳✷✾✾❑❛③❛❦❤st❛♥ ✺✳✸✽ ✵✳✵✷✶ ✵✳✵✻✹ ✵✳✵✷✸ ✵✳✸✺✵▲❛t✈✐❛ ✷✳✻✽ ✵✳✵✷✶ ✵✳✵✸✽ ✵✳✵✽✺ ✵▲❡s♦t❤♦ ✶✶✳✻✹ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✶✾ ✵✳✵✼✺ ✵▲✐t❤✉❛♥✐❛ ✸✳✸✵ ✵✳✵✷✶ ✵✳✵✹✺ ✵✳✵✼✻ ✵▼❛❧❛②s✐❛ ✷✳✽✽ ✵✳✵✵✽ ✵✳✵✷✼ ✲✵✳✵✾✷ ✵✳✻✼✷▼❛❧t❛ ✶✳✽✵ ✵✳✵✵✺ ✵✳✵✶✼ ✵✳✵✺✺ ✵▼❛✉r✐t❛♥✐❛ ✺✳✵✹ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✶✻ ✵✳✵✾✼ ✵❘❡♣✉❜❧✐❝ ♦❢ ▼♦❧❞♦✈❛ ✾✳✺✵ ✵✳✵✵✷ ✵✳✵✷✺ ✵✳✵✾✺ ✵❘♦♠❛♥✐❛ ✼✳✼✺ ✵✳✵✷✹ ✵✳✵✽✺ ✵✳✵✼✷ ✵✳✸✺✵❘✉ss✐❛ ✸✳✽✺ ✵✳✵✶✸ ✵✳✵✹✶ ✲✵✳✵✻✺ ✵✳✺✽✽❙❡r❜✐❛ ✸✳✹✹ ✵✳✵✷✾ ✵✳✵✺✹ ✵✳✵✾✶ ✵✳✼✵✵❙✐♥❣❛♣♦r❡ ✸✳✺✵ ✵✳✵✺✹ ✵✳✵✼✵ ✲✵✳✶✽✼ ✵✳✼✵✵❙r✐ ▲❛♥❦❛ ✸✳✽✹ ✵✳✵✵✷ ✵✳✵✶✼ ✵✳✵✸✽ ✵❚❤❛✐❧❛♥❞ ✶✹✳✽✸ ✵✳✵✵✶ ✵✳✵✷✵ ✲✵✳✵✶✽ ✵✳✸✸✽❚r✐♥✐❞❛❞ ❛♥❞ ❚♦❜❛❣♦ ✷✳✽✽ ✵✳✷✺✹ ✵✳✵✼✾ ✲✵✳✶✸✵ ✵✳✼✵✵❯❦r❛✐♥❡ ✶✶✳✾✹ ✵✳✵✵✷ ✵✳✵✸✶ ✵✳✵✵✹ ✵✳✸✸✽

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