Correct estimates of import demand elasticities are essential for measuring the gains from trade and predicting the impact of trade policies. We show that estimates of import demand elasticities hinge critically on whether they are derived using trade quantities or trade values, and this...

This study revisits the import demand function for Turkey using the newly defined national income data and examines the evolution of the income and price elasticities over time. In this respect, demand functions are estimated for the total imports and its subcomponents separately, and the...

El déficit externo... en el campo de estudio de la economía cubana actual : un libro necesario / Dr. Jorge Mario Sánchez Egozcue -- El déficit externo : señales, causas y políticas para su manejo -- Las elasticidades de largo plazo en el comercio exterior cubano -- El déficit de cuenta...