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The effect of firm-level productivity on exchange rate pass-through

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A heterogeneous-firm trade model can explain the recent decrease in exchange rate pass-through to aggregate US import prices as a result of decreased trade costs. This paper finds support for this explanation by testing another implication of this type of heterogeneous firm model: lower exchange rate pass-through for goods that are traded for short periods of time.

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  • Cook, Jonathan Aaron, 2014. "The effect of firm-level productivity on exchange rate pass-through," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 122(1), pages 27-30.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:122:y:2014:i:1:p:27-30
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.10.028
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    Keywords

    Exchange rate pass-through; Heterogeneous firms; Endogenous markups;
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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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