Estimating Trade Equations from Aggregate Bilateral Data /

This paper uses bilateral data on 420 merchandise trade flows between 21 industrial countries are used to estimate standard trade equations. The data set of over 11,000 observations allows the underlying elasticities to be estimated with considerable precision. Remarkably, a single specification app...

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Autor principal: Bayoumi, Tamim
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/074
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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Sumari:This paper uses bilateral data on 420 merchandise trade flows between 21 industrial countries are used to estimate standard trade equations. The data set of over 11,000 observations allows the underlying elasticities to be estimated with considerable precision. Remarkably, a single specification appears to explain behavior across these countries in spite of the large number of individual flows analyzed. The results indicate a powerful long-run effect from supply on exports. Also, the real exchange rate elasticity depends upon the behavior of third country exchange rates. There is evidence of pricing to market and of a J-curve.
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