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Research Article

The influence of the real effective exchange rate and relative prices on South Africa’s import demand function: An ARDL approach

Tony Nchokoe MatlasediDepartment of Economics, University of Limpopo, Private Bag, X1106, Sovenga0727, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christian NsiahBaldwin Wallace University, USA
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Article: 1419778 | Received 03 Aug 2017, Accepted 12 Dec 2017, Published online: 08 Jan 2018

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