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This paper empirically investigates the impact of exchange rate shocks on capital stock adjustment in the Japanese industry. An intertemporal optimization model is developed, in which an individual corporation in an open economy adjusts its capital stock according to Tobin’s q. By explicitly considering the marginal q, the transmission mechanism from real exchange rate shocks to investment dynamics is examined based on the Vector Autoregressive model. Empirical evidence suggests that the depreciation of the Japanese yen increases the expected profitability of the firm and stimulates investment, especially in the machinery sector.
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Matsubayashi, Y. Exchange Rate, Expected Profit and Capital Stock Adjustment: Japanese Experience. JER 62, 215–247 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5876.2010.00516.x
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