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080			_a11.02.01 M742bi(2002)
100			_aBirchwood, Anthony
245			_aDo real exchange rates matter for import demand of small open economies? : the case of the Caribbean
260			_b[Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies] _a[St. Augustine]TT _c2002
300			_a18 leaves
520			_aExamines the incidence of current deficits in developing countries. Focuses on the role of real exchange rates and economic growth in improving the current account balance of countries. Presents a model which incorporates features of the absorption and elasticity approaches which control foreign direct investment, health and regional effects. Seeks to obtain the likelihood that the independent variables will yield current account surpluses.
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942			_cM _mM742bi(2002)
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