LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE POLICY AFFECTING IMPORT IN LATIN AMERICA (Liberalizacja importowej polityki handlowej w Ameryce Lacinskie)j

• Authors: Kruszka Michal
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This paper analyses the relationship between liberalization of trade policy and dynamic of real merchandise import of Latin America countries, utilizing models based on panel data. Gross Domestic Product and relative prices are found to be significant determinants of import demand function. The results also show that the reduction of import duties and elimination of other trade distortions have a strong, positive impact on real import growth.

Keywords

EN

GLOBALIZATION; IMPORT; IMPORT DEMAND FUNCTION; TRADE POLICY

Discipline

• ECONOMICS: ECONOMICS

• Journal: Optimum. Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 1(45)
• Pages: 19-37
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kruszka Michal

• Michal Kruszka, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu, al. Niepodleglosci 10, 60-967 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA08602