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Invoicing Currency and Symmetric Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Tariffs : Evidence from Malawian Imports from the EU (English)

The response of import prices to exchange rates can be used to predict the effect of changes in trade policy. The hypothesis of symmetric pass-through of tariffs and exchange rates asserts that the effect of tariffs and exchange rates on prices are identical. This paper examines whether the symmetry hypothesis holds in the context of invoicing currency, by investigating the role of the euro and the U.S dollar currencies. The paper uses transaction-level...
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Montfaucon,Angella Faith Lapukeni.

Invoicing Currency and Symmetric Pass-Through of Exchange Rates and Tariffs : Evidence from Malawian Imports from the EU (English). Policy Research working paper,no. WPS 9577 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454671615479048464/Invoicing-Currency-and-Symmetric-Pass-Through-of-Exchange-Rates-and-Tariffs-Evidence-from-Malawian-Imports-from-the-EU

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