Real Exchange Rates and Competitiveness : A Clarification of Concepts, and Some Measurements for Europe /

This paper examines indicators of competitiveness. It analyzes the conceptual foundations of conventional measures of the real exchange rate and finds that inferences about competitiveness from these indicators require strong, and in many cases implausible, assumptions. Based on this analysis some a...

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Autor principal: Lipschitz, Leslie
Altres autors: McDonald, Donogh
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/025
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF