The real exchange rate and the Balassa-Samuelson effect: The role of the distribution sector

Pacific Economic Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-48

  MacDonald, Ronald ^a   Ricci, Luca Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRODUCTIVITY; REAL EXCHANGE RATE;

EID: 15844404153     PISSN: 1361374X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2005.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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