Trade Elasticities in the Middle East and Central Asia : What is the Role of Oil? /
The analysis in this paper suggests that import and export volume elasticities are markedly lower in oil-exporting Middle East and Central Asian countries than in non-oil countries in the region. A key implication of this finding is that a real appreciation of the exchange rate in oil-exporting coun...
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Format: | Journal |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2008.
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Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2008/216 |
Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |