Dynamics of the Relationship Between the Terms of Trade and the Trade Balance in Developing Countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America

Autor: Miyuki Shibata, Ashok Parikh
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Quantitative Economics. 2:104-121
ISSN: 2364-1045
0971-1554
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404611
Popis: The objectives of this study are to examine the relationship between the terms of trade and trade balance to GDP ratios for a large number of developing economies using data on barter terms of trade, real exchange rate and trade balances. The literature on the subject postulates J-curve or S-curve between terms of trade and trade balance and we examine whether there is any evidence of a J-curve or S-curve relationship in time series data over the period 1970–1999. We find that for a few economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the existence of a S-curve is supported. However, for a large number of countries, neither a strict J-curve nor S-curve relationship holds.
Databáze: OpenAIRE