The structuralist theory of imported inflation: An application to South Africa

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1431-1444

  Nell, Kevin S ^a  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; IMPORT; INFLATION; TARGETING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3342936391     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000204467     Document Type: Article

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