Composite trade shares measurement for trade openness on inflation among selected developing countries

• Main Authors: Tee, Heng Guan, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Lee, Chin, Said, Rusmawati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65313/1/9%29%20Composite%20Trade%20Shares%20measurement%20for%20Trade%20Openness.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65313/; http://www.ijem.upm.edu.my/vol12no1/9)%20Composite%20Trade%20Shares%20measurement%20for%20Trade%20Openness.pdf

This paper examines the nexus between trade openness and inflation among 42 selected developing countries between 1985 and 2014 using five years averages to validate the Romer hypothesis for the role played by trade openness in influencing inflation. As suggested by Romer hypothesis, trade openness...