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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1. Verfasser: Lipschitz, Leslie
Weitere Verfasser: McDonald, Donogh
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/025
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF