1st Edition

The Impact of Price Uncertainty A Study of Brazilian Exchange Rate Policy

By Donald V. Coes Copyright 1979
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1979. This book addresses three questions regarding uncertainty in economic life: how do we define uncertainty and use the concept meaningfully to provide conclusions; how can the level of uncertainty associated with a particular variable of economic interest be measured; and does experience provide any support for the view that uncertainty really matters. It develops a... Read more

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Exporting as a Decision Under Uncertainty: The Basic Model 3. The Potential Exporter Under Uncertainty: Extensions of the Basic Model 4. Measuring Changes in Uncertainty 5. Relative Price Incentives to Export: Brazilian Commercial and Exchange Policies and Their Effects 6. An Econometric Test of the Uncertainty Hypothesis 7. Conclusion: Some Observations on Price Uncertainty and Trade. Appendices

Biography

Donald V. Coes