HONG KONG'S INFLATION AND DEFLATION UNDER THE US DOLLAR PEG: THE BALASSA-SAMUELSON EFFECT OR EXPORT PRICE SHOCKS?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Developing Economies
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0012-1533
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2010.00110.x