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Sergio Da Silva and Guilherme Moura |
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''Is There a Brazilian J-Curve?'' |
( 2005, Vol. 6 No.10 ) |
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We show that Marshall-Lerner condition holds for Brazilian trade balance, and discard a J-curve in the short run. We present these results using impulse-response functions in a variety of (linear and nonlinear) models, including Markov-switching, vector error-correction models. |
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JEL: F3 - International Finance: General F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: General |
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Manuscript Received : Apr 05 2005 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jul 08 2005 |
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