The Decline of Traditional Sectors in Israel : The Role of the Exchange Rate and the Minimum Wage /

This paper examines the role of exchange rate appreciation and the minimum wage in the relative decline of traditional sectors in Israel. It finds little evidence to indicate that real exchange rate appreciation is primarily responsible for this decline. Rather, the evidence indicates that slower pr...

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Autor principal: Clifton, Eric
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/167
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF