This paper shows that, by disentangling the degree of monopolistic distortion from the elasticity of substitution between domestic and im-ported goods, we can obtain a negative response of the trade balance to positive monetary shocks, without introducing capital accumula-tion. This result could...

In this paper we provide empirical evidence of a positive correlation between the degree of competition and the persistence of the deviation of real output from trend. Under the assumption of imperfect competition and sticky prices we simulate a simple dynamic general equilibrium model to derive...