Why Do Prices in Sierra Leone Change So Often? : A Case Study Using Micro-level Price Data /

We use cross-section and time-series techniques to analyze pricing behavior in Sierra Leone. In cross-sectional data, we find that inflation volatility and product diversification are the main factors explaining differences in the frequency of price adjustments. We show that variance in the fraction...

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Hovedforfatter: Kovanen, Arto
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/053
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