We propose a new Quantity Dual Approach (QDA) to estimate the contribution of nontraded goods to Real Exchange Rate (RER) fluctuations. This method is immune to the bias resulting from the non-inclusion of some goods in CPI calculations and can be applied even in a stringent data environment...

This paper uses a two-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model (DSGE) to study how different characteristics of an economy, such as openness or price stickiness, affect the contribution of the relative price of non-traded goods to real exchange rate fluctuations. The model shows that...

We assess the role that nontradable goods play as a determinant of fiscal spending multipliers, making use of a two-sector model. While fiscal multipliers increase with the share of nontradable goods, an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between multiplier size and the import share....