Terms of trade shocks and the balance of trade: There is a Harberger-Laursen-Metzler effect

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-184

  Otto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Harberger Laursen Metzler effect; Structural vector autoregression; Terms of trade; Trade balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037375951     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5606(02)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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