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Condición Marshall-Lerner y el efecto Curva J: Evidencias para la República Dominicana
[Marshall-Lerner Condition and J-Curve Effect: Evidence for the Dominican Republic]

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  • Peguero, Anadel G.
  • Cruz-Rodríguez, Alexis

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of a change in the real exchange rate on the trade balance of the Dominican Republic. For this a vector error correction model (VECM) is used. The results show no evidence of the J-Curve effect, but if the Marshall-Lerner Condition is met.

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  • Peguero, Anadel G. & Cruz-Rodríguez, Alexis, 2016. "Condición Marshall-Lerner y el efecto Curva J: Evidencias para la República Dominicana [Marshall-Lerner Condition and J-Curve Effect: Evidence for the Dominican Republic]," MPRA Paper 71535, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    J-Curve; Marshall-Lerner Condition; trade balance; real exchange rate.;
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    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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