Determinants of Korean Trade Flows and their Geographical Destination
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Summary:
This paper investigates the behavior of Korean trade flows during the last three decades and presents estimates of aggregate export and import equations. In particular, it considers different choices for scale and price variables and assesses the relative merits of these alternative specifications in terms of stability and forecasting performance. It also provides an assessment of the drastic change in the geographical destination of Korean exports during the 1990s.
Series:
Working Paper No. 1997/054
Subject:
Export prices Exports Foreign exchange Imports International trade Price elasticity Prices Real effective exchange rates
English
Publication Date:
April 1, 1997
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451847475/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0541997
Pages:
47
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