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What Drives Price Differentials of Consumables in Europe? Size? Affluence? Or Both?

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  • Paolo Zanghieri

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  • Gianpaolo Rossini & Paolo Zanghieri, 2008. "What Drives Price Differentials of Consumables in Europe? Size? Affluence? Or Both?," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 121-134, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:19:y:2008:i:1:p:121-134
    DOI: 10.1007/s11079-007-9015-y
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    Keywords

    PPP; Country size; Per capita income; Trade; F12; F30; I00;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General

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