Competition and inflation differentials in EMU

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 848-874

  Andrés, Javier ^a,b   Ortega, Eva ^b   Vallés, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Inflation differentials; Monetary union; Nominal and real rigidities; Price discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949176075     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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