The fallacy of composition and contractionary devaluations: Output effects of real exchange rate shocks in semi-industrialised countries

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-109

  Blecker, Robert A ^a   Razmi, Arslan ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractionary devaluations; Fallacy of composition; Manufactured exports; Real exchange rates; Semi industrialised countries

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CURRENCY DEVALUATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; GROWTH RATE; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38749149620     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bem021     Document Type: Article

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