Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Shocks on South Africa’s Trade Balance

Mthuli Ncube () and Eliphas Ndou

Chapter 7 in Monetary Policy and the Economy in South Africa, 2013, pp 113-138 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract South African net exports contributed very little towards GDP. Given this context, we attempt to understand clearly the roles of monetary policy and the exchange rate on the trade balance, including its fluctuations on the contribution of economic growth.

Keywords: Exchange Rate; Interest Rate; Gross Domestic Product; Monetary Policy; Trade Balance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137334152_7

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