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  • 32 Phat trien Kinh te - Xa hoi a Nang

    Nghin cu - Trao i

    1. Gii thiu

    L thuyt ngang gi sc mua (PPP) l mt trong cc l thuyt v t gi thng c s dng d bo s bin ng ca t gi hi oi. Kim nh tnh hiu lc ca PPP l mt trong nhng vn thu ht s quan tm ca cc nh nghin cu. kim nh PPP, c th s dng phng php trc quan nh phng php th, hoc s dng m hnh hi quy xem xt mi quan h gia t gi v chnh lch lm pht gia hai quc gia tng ng. D thy rng khi PPP c hiu lc, t gi thc c tnh dng. Do , s dng cc kim nh nghim n v kim nh tnh dng ca t gi thc cng l mt phng php c s dng rng ri.

    Tuy nhin, kt qu nghin cu thc nghim ca cc nh kinh t hc nh Frenkel (1978); Genberg (1978), Roll (1979); Adler v Lehmann (1983); Cumby v Obstfeld (1984) u khng tm thy hiu lc ca ngang gi sc mua. Trong nghin cu ca mnh, Frankel (1986, 1990) lp lun rng l do m mt s nghin cu trc khng th tm thy bng chng v tnh dng ca chui t gi thc l do kch thc mu ngn v nng lc kim nh ca cc kim nh nghim n v km. ng ch ra rng tc hi t ca ngang gi sc mua rt chm do n cn b d liu di m bo tin cy ca cc kim nh. ng cng th nghim trn mt chui d liu di ca t gi USD/DEM trong giai on 1869 - 1984 tng ng vi chu k bn r ca lch t gi thc l 4,6 nm. Mt s nghin cu tng t cng c tin hnh bi Lothian v Taylor (1996) s dng trn t gi USD/GBP v cc nghin cu khc ca Glen (1992); Froot v Rogoff (1994). Tuy vy, quan im ny b phn

    i mnh m khi chui d liu di c th hm cha qu nhiu s thay i v cu trc (Structural Breaks) ca chui d liu1 lm kt qu kim nh b chch. Mt quan im khc c xut bi Levin v Lin (1992). Theo , h cho thy c th ci thin nng lc ca kim nh nghim n v s dng chui d liu ngn da trn vic kim nh bng gia cc quc gia. Wu v Chen (1999) s dng hai cng trnh nghin cu bng phng php ny trn d liu hng thng t nm 1980 n nm 1996 cho 9 quc gia khu vc Thi Bnh Dng v cho thy bng chng v hiu lc l thuyt ngang gi sc mua. MacDonald (1996) s dng d liu hng nm cho 40 quc gia thuc OECD trong giai on 1973 - 1992 v cho thy kh nng tn ti ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua cc quc gia ny. Nh vy, kt qu ca hai trng phi cho thy vn kim nh hiu lc l thuyt ngang gi sc mua khng nm di chui d liu nghin cu.

    S sai lch ca PPP c gii thch bi s km n hi ca gi c danh ngha v chi ph giao dch, vn chuyn Tuy nhin, ngi ta cng khng gii

    KIM NH NGANG GI SC MUA:

    NGHIN CU THC NGHIM TI VIT NAM

    ? V TH THY aNH* - NGUYN TH aNH TUN**

    * PGS,TS., Trng i hc Kinh t - i hc Nng.** ThS., Vin Nghin cu Pht trin Kinh t - X hi Nng.

  • 33Phat trien Kinh te - Xa hoi a Nang

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    thch c ti sao thng mi quc t khng lm cho gi c gia cc nc cn bng trong di hn khi m nhng chi ph ny c th c trit tiu.

    Bec, Salem et Carrasco (2001) xut m hnh ngng kim nh tnh hiu lc ca PPP. M hnh ngng cho php kim nh tnh dng ca t gi thc trong trng hp c cc ro cn thng mi v cc yu t khc nh th hiu tiu dng, nhng nguyn nhn lm chch i PPP. S dng m hnh ny, Thy Anh (2011) tm thy tnh hiu lc trong di hn ca PPP vi 13 cp t gi thc ca cc nc G7.

    Hin nay, cc nghin cu v kim nh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua Vit Nam rt hn ch. Hn na, cc cng trnh nghin cu u mc chung khuyt im l khng tnh n tc ng ca cc yu t nh hng c th khin l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch. Trong khun kh ca bi vit, nhm tc gi hng n vic kim nh tnh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua s dng kt hp nhiu phng php kim nh khc nhau nh phng php th, m hnh hi quy tuyn tnh v m hnh ngng kim nh PPP ti Vit Nam.

    2. L thuyt ngang gi sc mua

    L thuyt ngang gi sc mua l l thuyt c pht trin bi nh kinh t hc ngi Thy in Gustavav Casell vo nm 1920 khi ng xem xt mi quan h gia gi c ca mt hng ha nht nh c tnh bng ng tin ca cc nc khc nhau. C s xy dng l thuyt ngang gi sc mua l Lut mt gi.

    Trong , Lut mt gi l l thuyt khi qut qu trnh t cn bng ca gi c cc hng ha ging nhau nhng a im khc nhau: Nu b qua chi ph vn chuyn, hng ro thng mi v th trng l cnh tranh hon ho th cc hng ha ging ht nhau s c gi l nh nhau mi ni khi quy v cng mt loi ng tin.

    Nu quy lut mt gi ng vi tt c mi loi hng ha th t gi hi oi gia hai loi ng tin n gin ch l t s gia mc gi gia hai nc. y chnh l l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tuyt i.

    P = S.P*

    Hay S = PP*

    (1)

    Trong :

    S: T gi danh ngha song phng gia trong v ngoi nc.

    P*: Mc gi c hng ha nc ngoi bng ngoi t.

    S.P*: Mc gi c hng ha nc ngoi tnh bng ni t.

    P: Mc gi c hng ha trong nc bng ni t.

    Cc kim chng thc nghim cho thy l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tuyt i ch c mt s quc gia tng ng v mt kinh t hoc gn nhau v khong cch a l. Nguyn nhn ch yu l do c s bt hon ho th trng gia cc quc gia (chi ph vn chuyn, hn ngch thng mi, hng ro thu quan, khc bit th hiu tiu dng). Kt lun ny dn n l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tng i. Theo , l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tng i cng nhn rng do cc bt hon ho ca th trng, gi c ca nhng sn phm ging nhau cc nc khc nhau s khng nht thit bng nhau. Tuy nhin, s bin ng ca t gi hi oi vn tng ng vi chnh lch v lm pht gia cc quc gia.

    Ngang gi sc mua tng i c a ra nh sau:

    tf

    tdt

    t ii

    SSs

    )1()1(

    00 +

    +==

    (2)

    Trong , St l t gi hi oi vo thi k t v S0 l t gi hi oi vo thi k 0. Id v if ln lt l lm pht trong v ngoi nc. Khi t=1, ta c:

    fd

    f

    d iiii

    SSs

    +

    +== 1

    1111

    0

    101

    (3)

    Cng thc gn ng trn p dng cho trng hp if nh.

    Tuy vy, thng qua cc phn bin t l thuyt v kim chng thc nghim cho thy vn c nhiu nguyn nhn khc dn n l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch: S phn bit gi theo th trng ca cc cng ty a quc gia; T trng cao ca nhm hng ha khng tham gia thng mi; nh hng ca qu trnh chu chuyn vn quc t...

    3. Kim nh l thuyt ngang gi sc mua

    Nh cp trn, hin nay c rt nhiu phng php kim nh tnh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua ty thuc vo c im ca chui d liu v giai on nghin cu. Trong khun kh ca bi bo, nhm tc gi s dng kt hp 03 phng php:

    3.1. Phng php th

    y l mt phng php trc quan s dng khng

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    gian th biu din mi quan h gia chch lch lm pht gia cc quc gia v s thay i tng ng ca t gi danh ngha song phng trn mt th trong cng mt thi k quan st.

    Mi im trn th s tng ng cho mi quan h xc nh gia chnh lch t l lm pht v phn trm thay i t gi cc quc gia trong mi thi k tng ng. Xem xt qua nhiu giai on thi gian nht nh, nu cc im thi gian lch mt cch ng k khi ng ngang gi sc mua tc l thuyt ngang gi sc mua khng c hiu lc i vi cp ng tin ang xem xt.

    u im ca phng php ny l cho kt qu trc quan, d so snh, kim nh tnh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua gia hng lot cc quc gia c quan h thng mi vi nhau.

    u im n gin khin nhc im ca phng php l kh a ra kt qu chnh xc, c bit sai s c th ln khi t gi hi oi trn th trng c bin ng mnh.

    3.2. Phng php s dng m hnh hi quy

    y l phng php c pht trin bi cc nh kinh t hc trong giai on 1980 - 1990 tin hnh n gin ha kim nh l thuyt ngang gi sc mua bng cch s dng phn tch hi quy t gi hi oi v chnh lch lm pht gia hai quc gia trong qu kh. Theo , phn trm thay i ca t gi hi oi (ef) s l bin ph thuc, v chnh lch lm pht gia hai quc gia s l bin gii thch.

    Id, If: Ln lt l t l lm pht trong nc v ngoi nc.

    : Sai s ca m hnh hi quy.

    Kim nh c s dng l kim nh Student - t test.

    Vic kim nh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tng ng vi vic kim nh ng thi hai gi thuyt H0: ao = 0 v H0: a1 = 1.

    Vic tin hnh hi quy mi quan h gia t gi hi oi v chnh lch lm pht gia hai quc gia s gip m hnh ha c qu trnh kim nh l thuyt ngang gi sc mua, qu trnh kim nh cng n gin, d thc hin vi s lng ln.

    (1 + Id) ef = ao + a1 x ( ------------------ - 1) + (1 + If)

    Tuy vy phng php cng c nhc im ln khi cha cp n tr thch hp gia chnh lch lm pht v t gi hi oi. Hn na t gi hi oi trn th trng cn chu tc ng ca rt nhiu yu t, trong c c nhng yu t khng th o lng nh cc bin php iu chnh ca chnh ph, thi quen tiu dng...

    3.3. M hnh ngng

    Mc d cc phng php c nu trn u l cc phng php c th kim nh hiu lc l thuyt ngang gi sc mua tuy nhin vn mc hn ch khi khng tnh n cc chi ph c th lm sai lch l thuyt ngang gi sc mua nh chi ph giao dch, vn chuyn, bo him (chi ph ro cn thng mi).

    gii thch s sai lch ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua do ro cn thng mi gy ra, c th tin hnh mt kim nh m hnh s dng mt ngng i xng qua 0. M hnh c th hin nh sau:

    (4)

    Trong st l log ca t gi thc c chnh tm. Ngng to ra mt khong (- , ). Trong khong ny, l thuyt ngang gi sc mua khng tn ti do s chnh lch gi ln hn chi ph thng mi rt nhiu. Khi phn ngoi ngng ca m hnh c tnh dng, chui cng c xem l c tnh dng d phn trong ngng c tnh dng hay khng. M hnh ny cho php din t chi ph thng mi vi cc trng hp c bit:

    - Nu = 0, 1 = 2 = 3 v p1 = p2 = p3 = p vi -2

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    Nghin cu - Trao i

    hnh khng rng buc

    c

    2 l phng sai ca phn d ca m hnh rng

    buc.

    T: di chui d liu kim nh.

    So vi cc phng php kim nh khc th vic s dng m hnh ngng c u im vt tri khi tnh n cc yu t chi ph vn chuyn, bo him, th hiu tiu dng... trong qu trnh kim nh.

    Nhc im ca m hnh kim nh ny l i hi gii quyt thut ton phc tp, kh tin hnh kim nh trong iu kin s liu hn ch.

    3.4. D liu nghin cu

    Bi vit s dng d liu v t gi hi oi, lm pht Vit Nam v cc quc gia khc theo d liu thng trong thi gian t thng 01.2005 - 5.2013 tin hnh kim nh tnh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua ti Vit Nam. Cc quc gia c tin hnh kim nh vi Vit Nam c ly theo tiu ch t trng thng mi quc t vi Vit Nam bao gm 06 quc gia c t trng ln nht: Trung Quc (k hiu tin t CNY); Khi EU (EUR); M (USD); Nht Bn (JPY); Hn Quc (KRW); n (INR).

    D liu v t gi hi oi c s dng l t gi quyt ton bnh qun thng, cng b ti website ca B Ti chnh Vit Nam (website: www.mof.gov.vn).

    S liu lm pht c trch liu t trang thng k ca T chc Hp tc Pht trin Kinh t - OECD (website: http://stats.oecd.org).

    Ring s liu v ch s gi tiu dng Vit Nam c ly theo ngun Tng cc Thng k Vit Nam (website: www.gso.gov.vn).

    4. Kt qu kim nh v nhn xt

    Kt qu kim nh cho thy khng tn ti hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua gia Vit Nam v cc i tc thng mi ln ca mnh:

    Kt qu kim nh bng phng php th cho thy l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch. S phn b ca cc im lch hn v pha trc tung v c honh (t l % thay i t gi) hu ht l bng 0. iu c ngha l t gi hi oi ca Vit Nam hu nh khng thay i trc cc bin ng bt thng vi sc mua ca cc quc gia khc (c khi chnh lch ln n trn 3%). iu ny cng kh ph hp vi chnh sch iu chnh t gi trong bin hp ca Vit Nam gn nh l neo t gi c nh vi ng USD.

    Cc trng hp kim nh bng m hnh hi quy u cho mc ph hp kh thp, cao nht l tng quan gia Vit Nam v Trung Quc (h s R2= 0,0362) v thp nht l tng quan gia Vit Nam v Hn Quc (h s R2= 0,001). Kim nh gi thuyt v ngha ca cc h s hi quy u cho kt qu khng c ngha vi tin cy 95% (prob.>0,05). S ph hp ca m hnh qu thp cho thy m hnh b st mt s bin quan trng, t l % thay i ca t gi hi oi Vit Nam b chi phi bi cc yu t khc ln hn nhiu so vi tc ng t s thay i gi c trong v ngoi nc. Kt qu ny cng hon ton trng khp vi cc kt lun ca Nguyn Ngc V cng cng s (2009) rng phng sai sai s m hnh th hin mi tng quan gia lm pht v t gi ca M v Vit Nam c thay i theo thi gian trong giai on 1990 - 2007.

    Kim nh bng m hnh ngng cho kt qu rng l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch vi tt

    Bng 1: Kt qu kim nh PPP bng m hnh ngng2

    VND/USD VND/KRW VND/INR VND/JPY VND/cNY VND/EUR

    N1 95% 97% 69% 65% 35% 78%

    N2 5% 3% 31% 35% 65% 22%

    c

    2

    0,000138 0,000817 0,000637 0,002413 0,000518 0,002037

    nc

    2

    0,000137 0,000806 0,00061 0,002371 0,000508 0,001983

    W1 0,461203 1,335839 4,421713 1,774039 1,862498 2,680743

    Ngun: www.mof.gov.vn v tnh ton ca tc gi.

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    c cc chui t gi xem xt. Tc gi c th xut nhng nghin cu trong tng lai lm sng t nhng vn cn hn ch trong kt qu nghin cu ca mnh.

    S thay i ca t gi hi oi Vit Nam trong thi gian qua khng tng ng vi s chnh lch lm pht gia Vit Nam v cc quc gia xem xt. Hay ni cch khc, l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch Vit Nam trong giai on va qua. Theo tc gi, nguyn nhn ln nht nm chnh sch t gi hi oi Vit Nam v s bin ng tht thng ca lm pht. Trong giai on khng hong kinh t 2008 - 2012 USD gim mnh trn th trng th gii nhng li tng gi mnh Vit Nam. L do ch yu l chnh ph v Ngn hng nh nc Vit Nam bnh n t gi v khng ch bin dao ng t gi trong thi gian di trong khi lm pht Vit Nam trong giai on ny kh cao lm cho gi c hng ha tnh bng USD tng ln v khi tnh ra VND li tng ln mt ln na.3

    Mt khc, vic ly t gi VND/USD lm t gi chnh thc v s dng USD lm ng tin so snh cho vi cc ng tin khc tnh ra t gi gia VND v cc ng tin khc lm cho PPP b chch i so vi cc cp t gi khc. Vic nhp khu i vi cc th trng thanh ton bng cc ng tin khc do b t ln nhiu hn na, tc ng suy gim sc mua ni t cng ln hn.

    5. Hm chnh sch v hng nghin cu tng lai

    Vic l thuyt ngang gi sc mua khng tn ti Vit Nam trong giai on hin nay, ngay c khi cc chi

    ph thng mi v ro cn thng mi c tnh n, cho thy s bt cp trong chnh sch t gi hin hnh. ng Vit Nam ang c nh gi cao so vi ng tin ca cc i tc thng mi khc, trong c c USD. iu s tc ng ln cn cn thng mi quc t, khng khuyn khch cho hot ng xut khu, to iu kin cho hng ha nhp khu t cc nc vo Vit Nam. C ch t cn i ca t gi khng pht huy tc dng, tnh trng hai t gi4, s mt nim tin ca ngi dn vo ng tin trong nc l nhng h ly d thy nht hin nay ca th trng ngoi hi Vit Nam.

    Tuy nhin khng ch ring ng USD, kt qu kim nh ca chng ti v tnh hiu lc ca l thuyt ngang gi sc mua gia ng VND v ng tin ca cc i tc thng mi ln khc cng cho kt qu rng l thuyt ngang gi sc mua b chch. iu hm rng vic s dng chnh sch t gi da trn mt t gi song phng lm trung tm l khng ph hp vi Vit Nam trong giai on hin nay.

    Nhng g rt ra t kt qu nghin cu dn n mi quan tm nhiu hn n s linh hot hn trong

    Bng 2: S thay i gi tr danh ngha ca mt s ng tin so vi ng USD trong giai on gn y

    Nm 2005 Nm 2012 Mc thay i

    Vit Nam ng (VND) 15803,000 20828,000 31,80%

    Won Hn Quc (KRW) 1021,905 1128,962 10,48%

    Rupee n (INR) 43,716 54,540 24,76%

    Nhn dn t (CNY) 8,280 6,312 -23,77%

    Yn Nht (JPY) 108,330 79,496 -26,62%

    Euro (EUR) 0,800 0,771 -3,66%

    Bng Anh (GBP) 0,550 0,635 15,39%

    Franc Thy S (FRF) 1,245 0,932 -25,15%

    Ngun: Tnh ton ca tc gi

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    ch t gi hi oi. Hin Vit Nam ang thc hin ch neo t gi theo ng USD vi bin c iu chnh. V nguyn tc, ch t gi th ni c qun l thng ch c s dng trong ngn hn kim sot nhng bin ng bt thng trong t gi. Vic c nh ng tin theo ng USD gy ra s cng nhc cho t gi cng nh s ph thuc ca t gi hi oi Vit Nam vo s bin ng ca USD, khin cho t gi hi oi thc kh hi t v mc cn bng. Do vy, s linh hot hn ca t gi hi oi i hi vic thm vo cc ng tin khc hnh thnh r tin t chun cho neo gi t gi. iu ny rt quan trng i vi hot ng xut nhp khu Vit Nam, hin qu quen dng ng tin thanh ton l USD.

    Nghin cu ch mi gii hn ti Vit Nam. Trong thi gian n, chng ti s m rng mu nghin cu ra cc quc gia ang pht trin chu . Mt trong nhng nguyn nhn lm chch i PPP c cho rng l do s khc bit v mc pht trin ca cc quc gia. Do , nu xem xt cc quc gia tng ng ti chu , chng ta c th kim nh c nhn nh ny.

    V.T.T.a. - N.T.a.T.

    ngng v trong ngng. c

    2 , nc

    2 ln lt l c lng phng sai phn d ca m hnh ngng rng buc v khng rng buc. Vi tiu chun kim nh l 10; 10,5; 11,7; 13,7; 18 tng ng vi cc mc ngha 20%, 15%, 10%, 5%, 1%.

    3Vit Nam chu tc ng mnh ca tnh trng la ha.4T gi chnh thc v t gi t do.

    TI LIU THaM KHo

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    cH THcH1 Chng hn nh cc khng hong v gi du, thay i

    cng ngh, khng hong ti chnh Nhng s kin ny s lm thay i gi tr trung bnh ca cc dy d liu v do kim nh s cho ra kt qu b chch.

    2 Trong , N1 v N2 ln lt l t l % quan st ngoi

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    Ph lc

    KT QU KIM NH L THUYT NGaNG GI Sc MUa BNG M HNH TH V HI QUY

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    G.P. Szego, eds. Cambridge. Mass.: Ballinger, pp. 133-176.

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