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Real Exchange Rates In Developing Countries: Are Balassa-Samuelson Effects Present?

By Mohsin S. Khan, Ehsan U. Choudhri

October 1, 2004

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Mohsin S. Khan, and Ehsan U. Choudhri Real Exchange Rates In Developing Countries: Are Balassa-Samuelson Effects Present?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2004) accessed December 12, 2024
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Summary

There is little empirical research on whether Balassa-Samuelson effects can explain the long-run behavior of real exchange rates in developing countries. This paper presents new evidence on this issue based on a panel data sample of 16 developing countries. The paper finds that the traded-nontraded productivity differential is a significant determinant of the relative price of nontraded goods, and the relative price in turn exerts a significant effect on the real exchange rate. The terms of trade also influence the real exchange rate. These results provide strong verification of Balassa-Samuelson effects for developing countries.

Subject: Income, Labor productivity, Productivity, Real exchange rates, Terms of trade

Keywords: WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2004/188

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1882004

  • ISBN:

    9781451859591

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941