Year: 2003
Type: preprint
Abstract: : We find that trade and domestic market size are robust determinants of economic growth over the 1960-1996 period when trade openness is measured as the US dollar value of imports and exports relative to GDP in PPP US $ (“real openness”). When trade openness is measured as the US dollar value of imports and exports relative to GDP in exchange rate US $ (“nominal openness”) however, trade and the size of domestic markets are often non-robust determinants of growth. We argue that real openness is the more appropriate measure of trade and that our empirical results should be seen as evidence in favor of the extent-of-the-market hypothesis (JEL F43, O40).
Authors: Francisco Alcalá, Antonio Ciccone
Language: English
Topic: Global trade and economics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W3122378124