Terms of Trade Shocks and Economic Recovery /

This paper identifies factors that contribute to a fast recovery in growth after persistent negative terms of trade shocks, using a sample of 159 countries for 1970-2006. The results suggest that policies matter. Fast recoveries are fairly robustly related to real exchange rate depreciation and impr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Imam, Patrick
Other Authors: Funke, Norbert, Granziera, Eleonara
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/036
Online Access:Full text available on IMF