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Once Again, is Openness Good for Growth?

Rodriguez and Rodrik (2000) argue that the relation between openness and growth is still an open question. One of the main problems in the assessment of the effect is the endogeneity of the relation. In order to address this issue, this paper applies the identification through heteroskedasticity met...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2004
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Economics
Tariffs
Tariff
International Trade Organizations
Public Finance & Taxation
Trade Policy
Economics: General
Informal Sector
Trade: General
Exports And Imports
International Economics
Duties
Economics Of Specific Sectors
Estimation
Informal Economy
Econometric Models
Underground Econom
Estimation Techniques
Econometrics
Taxation
Econometrics & Economic Statistics
Imports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Rodriguez and Rodrik (2000) argue that the relation between openness and growth is still an open question. One of the main problems in the assessment of the effect is the endogeneity of the relation. In order to address this issue, this paper applies the identification through heteroskedasticity methodology to estimate the effect of openness on growth while properly controlling for the effect of growth on openness. The results suggest that openness would have a positive effect on growth, although small. This result stands, despite the equally robust effect from growth to openness
Physical Description:29 pages
ISBN:9781451855739

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