Cross‐country Relative Price Volatility: Effects of Market Structure*

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 2006
Volume: 14
Issue: 5
Pages: 836-848

Score contribution per author:

1.009 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using annual data on nine manufacturing sectors of 18 OECD countries, the article studies the implications of market structure for cross‐country relative price variability. It is found that, in accordance with predictions from a standard markup pricing model, reductions in market competition, along with increased nominal exchange rate volatility, are associated with greater variability of cross‐country relative prices. The market structure also has similar effects on components of cross‐country relative price variability. The empirical findings are robust to the inclusion of various control variables and alternative sample specifications.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:14:y:2006:i:5:p:836-848
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25