01550cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006662 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455202140 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Tokarick, Stephen. A Method for Calculating Export Supply and Import Demand Elasticities / Stephen Tokarick. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (40 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 Trade elasticities are often needed in applied country work for various purposes and this paper describes a method for estimating import demand and export supply elasticities withoutusing econometrics. The paper reports empirical estimates of these elasticities for a large number of low, middle, and upper income countries. One task for which trade elasticities are needed is in developing exchange rate assessments and this paper shows how the estimated elasticities can be used for this purpose. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/180 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/180/001.2010.issue-180-en.xml IMF e-Library