Real Exchange Rate and its Impact on Export, Import and Trade Balance: Is There any J Curve Effect in Bangladesh?

Maidul Chowdhury and Sayera Younus

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Abstract: The intention of this paper is to examine whether Real Exchange Rate (RER)depreciation has any impact on export, import and trade balance of Bangladesh. Real exchange rate is calculated using Tk./dollar nominal exchange rate with the consumer price index of US and Bangladesh. Trade weighted real effective exchange rate (REER) has also been used to examine the effects of depreciation on the variables.

Keywords: Real Exchange Rate; Real Effective Exchange Rate; J-curve; Cointegration; VECM; Impulse Response Functions; examine; depreciation; domestic; empirical; export; import; RER; depreciation; trade balance; real exchange rate; Bangladesh; nominal; variables (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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