Aggregation and the PPP puzzle in a sticky-price model

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2391-2424

  Carvalho, Carlos ^a   Nechio, Fernanda ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 80054948538     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2391     Document Type: Article

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