The net barter terms of trade: A smooth transition approach

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-97

  Persson, Anna ^a   Teräsvirta, Timo ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development economics; Encompassing; Generalized impulse response function; Local spectrum; Non linearity; Raw material prices; Smooth transition autoregression

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; MANUFACTURED EXPORT; PRICE DYNAMICS; TERMS OF TRADE;

EID: 0037269159     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.198     Document Type: Article

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