Measures of External Competitiveness for Germany /

This paper assesses Germany's external competitive position from several angles. It first examines movements in several real exchange rate indices. The analysis of competitiveness is then supplemented by using the so-called constant market share approach, and finally by examining briefly both p...

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Glavni autor: Feldman, Robert
Format: Žurnal
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/113
Online pristup:Full text available on IMF
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