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Paper #765

Título:
Trade, extent of the market and economic growth 1960-1996
Autores:
Francisco Alcalá y Antonio Ciccone
Fecha:
Febrero 2003
Resumen:
We find that trade and domestic market size are robust determinants of economic growth over the 1960-1996 period when trade openness is measured as the US dollar value of imports and exports relative to GDP in PPP US$ ('real openness'). When trade openness is measured as the US dollar value of imports and exports relative to GDP in exchange rate US$ ('nominal openness') however, trade and the size of domestic markets are often non-robust determinants of growth. We argue that real openness is the more appropriate measure of trade and that our empirical results should be seen as evidence in favor of the extent-of-the-market hypothesis.
Palabras clave:
Extent of the market, institutions, growth
Códigos JEL:
F43, O40
Área de investigación:
Macroeconomía y Economía Internacional

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