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Elasticidad de la sustitución en la demanda de bienes no transables en Uruguay

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  • Fernando Lorenzo
  • Rosa Osimani
  • Patricio Valenzuela

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(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) El principal objetivo de este trabajo es calcular la elasticidad de la sustitución de bienes no transables, poniéndole atención especial a los problemas empíricos relacionados con parámetros que varían en el tiempo, regresores omitidos y especificación de modelos. A tal fin se crea una base de datos y se calcula, siguiendo tres métodos alternativos, series trimestrales de consumo y precios de bienes transables y no transables de Uruguay durante el período de 1983 a 2002. Los cálculos econométricos del parámetro de interés se realizaron con modelos VEC. Estas estimaciones arrojan una elasticidad a largo plazo de la sustitución de -0,46 en el modelo principal y de -0,71 y -19,05 en los otros dos modelos. Las pruebas de estabilidad paramétrica se realizan en el modelo principal y también se pone a prueba la capacidad de predicción del modelo. Se concluye que no sólo el parámetro de interés es estable en el tiempo, sino que el modelo además exhibe buenas propiedades de predicción, aún cuando se pone a prueba en un entorno exigente: el período siguiente al cambio en Uruguay del régimen cambiario, a mediados de 2002.

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  • Fernando Lorenzo & Rosa Osimani & Patricio Valenzuela, 2005. "Elasticidad de la sustitución en la demanda de bienes no transables en Uruguay," Research Department Publications 3172, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
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