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Analysis of Shipping Markets Using VAR and VECM Models

VAR과 VECM 모형을 이용한 해운시장 분석

  • Received : 2023.05.25
  • Accepted : 2023.06.22
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

This study analyzes the dynamic characteristics of cargo volume (demand), ship fleet (supply), and freight rate (price) of container, dry bulk, and tanker shipping markets by using the VAR and VECM models. This analysis is expected to enhance the statistical understanding of market dynamics, which is perceived by the actual experiences of market participants. The common statistical patterns, which are all shown in the three shipping markets, are as follows: 1) The Granger-causality test reveals that the past increase of fleet variable induces the present decrease of freight rate variable. 2) The impulse-response analysis shows that cargo shock increases the freight rate but fleet shock decreases the freight rate. 3) Among the three cargo, fleet, and freight rate shocks, the freight rate shock is overwhelmingly largest. 4) The comparison of adjR2 reveals that the fleet variable is most explained by the endogenous variables, i.e., cargo, fleet, and freight rate in each of shipping markets. 5) The estimation of co-integrating vectors shows that the increase of cargo increases the freight rate but the increase of fleet decreases the freight rate. 6) The estimation of adjustment speed demonstrates that the past-period positive deviation from the long-run equilibrium freight rate induces the decrease of present freight rate.

본 연구는 VAR 및 VECM 모형을 활용해 컨테이너선, 건화물선, VLCC(유조선) 해운시장의 물동량(수요), 선박량(공급), 운임(가격)의 동태적 특성을 분석한다. 이를 통해 시장 참여자들이 실제 업무에서 인지한 시장 특성을 통계적 패턴으로 이해할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 세 가지 해운시장 모두에서 나타나는 통계적 패턴은 다음과 같다: 1) 그란저 인과성 분석 결과, 전기에 선박량이 증가하면 다음기에는 운임이 하락한다. 2) 충격-반응 분석 결과, 물동량 충격은 운임을 상승시키고, 선박량 충격은 운임을 하락시킨다. 3) 물동량 충격, 선박량 충격, 운임 충격 중에서 운임 충격이 압도적으로 큰 것으로 나타났다. 4) 조정결정계수(adjR2)의 비교 결과, 선박량이 해운시장의 자체 변수(물동량, 선박량, 운임)에 의해 가장 잘 설명된다. 5) 공적분 벡터의 추정 결과, 물동량 증가는 운임을 상승시키고, 선박량 증가는 운임을 하락시킨다. 6) 교정 계수 추정 결과, 전기에 운임이 장기 균형보다 높으면 다음기에 하락 압력이 존재한다.

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