This article provides empirical support for the hypothesis that different exchange rate regimes have an impact on economic growth in advanced, emerging and developing countries. The effects of different exchange rate arrangements on economic growth are examined through least squares dummy...

The objective of this article is to illustrate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Dominican economy. To do this, an OA and DA model is developed for the medium term, and an IS-RM model for the short term, within the framework of the new Keynesian economy with monetary policy...

The objective of this work is to estimate the effect in the short term of the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 on the conditions of monetary poverty of the Dominican population. For such purposes, a simulation has been implemented in which, from the input-output matrix, the losses...

The aim of this article is to examine the existence or not of the "twin deficits" in the case of the Dominican Republic in the period 1955-2014. Using an error correction vector (VEC), the results confirm a positive long run relationships between fiscal and trade balance deficits. Similarly,...

The aim of this article is to identify the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the gross domestic product (GDP), exports and employment of the Dominican Republic, using panel data models, during 2010-2018. The controlled results show that the inflow of FDI is an important factor for the...

The objective of this work is to verify if the initial educational level of women is a determinant of economic growth in emerging economies. To carry out this analysis, a panel data model was estimated for a sample of 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, during the period 1980-2014....

The objective of this paper is to identify the factors that influenced the trade deficit of the Dominican Republic for the period 2000-2014. For them, the role of the real exchange rate, private consumption and foreign direct investment are examined using a ordinary least square model (OLS) and...

The aim of this article is to examine the macroeconomic determinants of remittance flows to the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic. Using panel data, the results indicate that migrants send remittances to this region mostly for reasons of altruism, being of main impact the...

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of a change in the real exchange rate on the trade balance of the Dominican Republic. For this a vector error correction model (VECM) is used. The results show no evidence of the J-Curve effect, but if the Marshall-Lerner Condition is met.