Exchange rates and relative wages: Evidence from Mexico

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-48

  Robertson, Raymond ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange rates; Integration; Mexico; Relative wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037368834     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1062-9408(02)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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