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title: Volatility and Foreign Trade in ECOWAS Economies
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/vrs-crebss-v-9-y-2023-i-1-p-1-15-n-3/
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identifier: RePEc:vrs:crebss:v:9:y:2023:i:1:p:1-15:n:3
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.2478%2Fcrebss-2023-0001%3Bh%3Drepec%3Avrs%3Acrebss%3Av%3A9%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A1-15%3An%3A3
featured: 2023-08-24
citations: unknown
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
---


# Volatility and Foreign Trade in ECOWAS Economies

A study found that exchange rate volatility negatively affects foreign trade in the short-term but has a positive impact in the long-term, supporting the J curve effect.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.2478%2Fcrebss-2023-0001%3Bh%3Drepec%3Avrs%3Acrebss%3Av%3A9%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A1-15%3An%3A3
- Identifier: RePEc:vrs:crebss:v:9:y:2023:i:1:p:1-15:n:3
- Released: 2023-08-24
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 13 (2023-08-24): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-08-24/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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