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The Geography of Consumer Prices

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  • Adam Reiff

    (National Bank of Hungary)

  • Attila Ratfai

    (Central European University)

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quantifying gravity- and border-effects in price setting behavior.

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  • Adam Reiff & Attila Ratfai, 2009. "The Geography of Consumer Prices," 2009 Meeting Papers 607, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:sed009:607
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