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The Impact of Trade Integration on Business Cycle Synchronization for Mercosur Countries

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This paper intends to evaluate empirically the impact of reduced trade barriers and increased trade on the synchronization of business cycles. It draws on Frankel and Rose (1998) who reassessed the Mundellian criteria on Optimum Currency Areas (OCAs) and considered their application to be untenable given that trade integration and cycle synchronization may be endogenous. This research aims to test this hypothesis for Mercosur countries. Using a quarterly panel dataset spanning the members since the establishment of the free trade area (FTA) in 1991 until 2008, the empirical findings indicate a positive effect, implying intra-industry trade

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  • Francesco Grigoli, 2012. "The Impact of Trade Integration on Business Cycle Synchronization for Mercosur Countries," European Journal of Comparative Economics, Cattaneo University (LIUC), vol. 9(1), pages 103-131, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:liu:liucej:v:9:y:2012:i:1:p:103-131
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    2. Stanislav Kappel, 2015. "A Comparison of Business Cycles Synchronization in the Euro Area and Some Potential Monetary Unions," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 63(4), pages 1277-1285.
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    5. Piotr Misztal, 2014. "Trade integration and business cycles synchronization of Poland (Integracja handlowa a synchronizacja cykli koniunkturalnych Polski i Unii Europejskiej)," Research Reports, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management, vol. 1(17), pages 62-73.

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    Keywords

    Trade Integration; Business Cycle Synchronization; Mercosur;
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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