Elasticity Optimism.

In most macroeconomic models, the substitutability between domestic and foreign goods is calibrated using aggregated data. This imposes homogeneous elasticities across goods, and the calibration is only valid under this assumption. If elasticities are heterogeneous, the aggregate substitutability is...

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Main Author: Fund, International Monetary
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009
Series:IMF Working Papers.
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