Marginal cost and price over the business cycle: Comparative evidence from Japan and the United States

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 547-569

  Hart, Robert A ^a   Malley, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E24; E32; Japan; Marginal cost; Marginal wage schedule; P52; Price cost mark ups; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042413584     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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