The impact of financial market imperfections on trade and capital flows



Document title: The impact of financial market imperfections on trade and capital flows
Journal: EconoQuantum
Database: CLASE
System number: 000316168
ISSN: 1870-6622
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1University of Nottingham, GEP and School of Economics, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Reino Unido
Year:
Season: Jul-Dic
Volumen: 6
Number: 1
Pages: 91-110
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Descriptivo, aplicado
English abstract We introduce financial frictions in a two sector model of international trade with heterogeneous agents. The level of specialization in the economy (economic development) depends on the quality of financial institutions. Underdeveloped financial markets prohibit an economy to specialize in sectors where finance is important. Capital flows and international trade are complements when countries differ in the degree of development of their financial sectors. Capital flows to countries with more robust financial institutions which in turn allow their economies to develop sectors that are financially dependent
Disciplines: Economía
Keyword: Econometría,
Flujos de capital,
Mercado financiero
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