The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy

The goal of this study is to assess whether and to what extent inflation differentials between the tradable and nontradable sectors in the Greek economy are due to the domestic version of the Balassa–Samuelson (BS) effect and, therefore, the ‘expensiveness’ of the country and its huge deficit of int...

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Main Author: Apergis, Nicholas
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44620
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description The goal of this study is to assess whether and to what extent inflation differentials between the tradable and nontradable sectors in the Greek economy are due to the domestic version of the Balassa–Samuelson (BS) effect and, therefore, the ‘expensiveness’ of the country and its huge deficit of international competitiveness. Using data over the period 1989 to 2009 from the Greek economy, the empirical results indicate that the domestic BS effect is present for the case of Greece and seems to explain about 33% of the overall inflation rate.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-446202017-09-13T14:13:44Z The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy Apergis, Nicholas domestic Balassa–Samuleson effect Greek economy inflation The goal of this study is to assess whether and to what extent inflation differentials between the tradable and nontradable sectors in the Greek economy are due to the domestic version of the Balassa–Samuelson (BS) effect and, therefore, the ‘expensiveness’ of the country and its huge deficit of international competitiveness. Using data over the period 1989 to 2009 from the Greek economy, the empirical results indicate that the domestic BS effect is present for the case of Greece and seems to explain about 33% of the overall inflation rate. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44620 10.1080/00036846.2012.707774 Taylor & Francis restricted
spellingShingle domestic Balassa–Samuleson effect
Greek economy
inflation
Apergis, Nicholas
The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title_full The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title_fullStr The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title_full_unstemmed The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title_short The Domestic Balassa–Samuelson Effect of Inflation For the Greek Economy
title_sort domestic balassa–samuelson effect of inflation for the greek economy
topic domestic Balassa–Samuleson effect
Greek economy
inflation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44620