The Balassa-Samuelson effect in Romania - The role of regulated prices

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 873-887

  Dumitru, Ionut ^a,b   Jianu, Ionela ^a  

^a Bucharest Academy   (Romania)

^b Research Raiffeisen Bank   (Romania)

Author keywords

Balassa Samuelson effect; Convergence; Productivity differential; Regulated prices; Relative prices

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; STABILITY CRITERIA;

CONVERGENCE; MONETARY POLICIES; PRICE LIBERALIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; REGULATED PRICES; RELATIVE PRICES; SAMUELSON EFFECT;

COSTS;

EID: 55349138417     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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