low price elasticities. Furthermore, estimation results strongly depend on the observation period. Minor variations in the … estimation period typically lead to insignificant price terms often displaying the wrong sign. Based on an extensive econometric …. The corresponding activity elasticity is clearly below 1 and the price elasticity is highly significant. Changes in the …

elasticity of substitution by over 35%. Applied to U.S. import data from 1993-2007, the biases of the standard estimates …

This paper investigates whether the elasticity of demand systematically changes from one importer country to another in … an international trade context. Evidence from U.S. exports supports this view by suggesting that the elasticity of demand … to the U.S. of the importer country. In terms of policy implications, using a common elasticity measure would …