Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics

This paper focuses on the effect of import protection on the response of the real exchange rate to capital flows. The central hypothesis is that barriers to imports blunt the expenditure and production shifting effects of changes in relative prices, and hence the ability of the real exchange rate to...

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Main Authors: Sjaastad, L., Manzur, Meher
Format: Journal Article
Published: Universidad del CEMA 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11740
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description This paper focuses on the effect of import protection on the response of the real exchange rate to capital flows. The central hypothesis is that barriers to imports blunt the expenditure and production shifting effects of changes in relative prices, and hence the ability of the real exchange rate to equilibrate the economy in response to international capital flows. Employing a cross-secion approach, the study focuses on three broadly similar countries but with very different levels of protection: Argentina, Australia, and Canada. The empirical results are consistent with the central hypothesis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-117402017-01-30T11:26:35Z Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics Sjaastad, L. Manzur, Meher This paper focuses on the effect of import protection on the response of the real exchange rate to capital flows. The central hypothesis is that barriers to imports blunt the expenditure and production shifting effects of changes in relative prices, and hence the ability of the real exchange rate to equilibrate the economy in response to international capital flows. Employing a cross-secion approach, the study focuses on three broadly similar countries but with very different levels of protection: Argentina, Australia, and Canada. The empirical results are consistent with the central hypothesis. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11740 Universidad del CEMA restricted
spellingShingle Sjaastad, L.
Manzur, Meher
Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title_full Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title_fullStr Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title_short Import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
title_sort import protection, capital flows, and real exchange rate dynamics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11740