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Alberto Behar and Ramin Hassan
 
''The responsiveness of the income balance to the exchange rate''
( 2025, Vol. 45 No.1 )
 
 
We estimate income balance semi-elasticities with respect to the exchange rate for a wide sample of countries and for different types of income. Semi-elasticities are small for most countries. Therefore, the income balance is generally not a significant channel through which the exchange rate stabilizes the current account and most exchange rate misalignment estimates can focus on trade. However, our method allows for country variation and indicates a significant minority of exceptions.
 
 
Keywords: Income balance, Exchange rate elasticity, Exchange Rate assessment
JEL: F4 - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: General
F3 - International Finance: General
 
Manuscript Received : Apr 26 2025 Manuscript Accepted : Mar 30 2025

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