Testing the Short-And-Long-Run Exchange Rate Effects on Trade Balance: The Case of Colombia

Número: 
120
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C32, C52, E1, F31, F41
Palabras clave: 
Effects, trade balance, case, Colombia

This paper examines the role of exchange rates in determining the short-and-long-run trade balance behavior for Colombia. Conventional wisdom says that a nominal devaluation improves the trade balance. This conjecture is rooted in the Bickerdike- Robinson