01741cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001027 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451854367 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Falcetti, Elisabetta. Determinants of Argentina's External Trade / Elisabetta Falcetti, Luis Catao. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (35 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents new estimates of export and import equations for Argentina, using a broader set of variables than previous studies and distinguishing between intra- and extra-MERCOSUR trade. It measures the importance of relative price versus income effects in accounting for the higher trade deficit during the 1990s, and examines whether foreign trade elasticities have increased as a result of structural changes in the economy. It finds that the high income elasticity of imports and the responsiveness of exports to changes in world commodity prices, domestic absorption, and economic activity in Brazil have been key determinants of Argentina's trade balance. Mode of access: Internet Catao, Luis. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/121 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/121/001.1999.issue-121-en.xml IMF e-Library