Exports and Exchange Rate Movements: The Role of Credit Market Imperfections

n.a.m, Naseem and abu hassan shaari mohd, Nor and tamat, Sarmidi and noor aini, khalifah (2013): Exports and Exchange Rate Movements: The Role of Credit Market Imperfections.

Abstract

Focusing on a threshold regression analysis, the result provides new evidence that the negative effect of exchange rate depreciation on exports takes place as certain threshold level of credit market imperfection has been attained.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Exchange rate, Exports, Credit market imperfection, Threshold effects
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F34 - International Lending and Debt Problems; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy > O24 - Trade Policy ; Factor Movement Policy ; Foreign Exchange Policy

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