The adjustment of global external balances: Does partial exchange-rate pass-through to trade prices matter?

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-185

  Gust, Christopher ^a   Leduc, Sylvain ^b   Sheets, Nathan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rate pass through; Trade balance; Trade prices

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF TRADE; CURRENCY MARKET; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXCHANGE RATE; MODELING; TERMS OF TRADE; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 70350211843     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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