A formalisation and test of the factor productivity explanation of international differences in service prices

International Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-102

  Falvey, Rodney E ^a   Gemmell, Norman ^a  

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EID: 0039607937     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527247     Document Type: Article

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