Analytical notes on the Balassa-Samuelson effect

The oft invoked Balassa-Samuelson effect, whereby the movements of prices for non-tradable goods relative to those for tradable goods reflect the movements of relative labour productivities, is customarily derived from a standard neo-classical model with highly restrictive features. Minor modificati...

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Main Author: Leon Podkaminer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2003-09-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/9898/9780