The notion of the determinants of import demand has become a major policy issue in most countries due to the persistent trade deficits being experienced and their effects on the economy. Against this backdrop, this study empirically examined the factors determining import demand in Zimbabwe...

Trade elasticities are often needed in applied country work for various purposes and this paper describes a method for estimating import demand and export supply elasticities withoutusing econometrics. The paper reports empirical estimates of these elasticities for a large number of low, middle,...

This paper investigates Jamaica's aggregate import demand function with the United States and the United Kingdom from January 1996 to September 2010 using co-integration analysis and error correction modeling techniques. Using real gross domestic product, relative price of imports, real foreign...