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A Test of the Balassa-Samuelson Effect Applied to Chinese Regional Data [PDF]

In this paper, we investigate the relevance of the Balassa-Samuelson effect to the determination of regional inflation in China, for the period 1985 – 2000.
Hall, Stephen G., Guo, Qian
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Theories of market selection

Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 806-840, July 2025.
Abstract We provide a survey of the main mechanisms of market selection used in economics. We categorize existing theories into three broad classes—evolutionary selection, reduced form selection, and rational equilibrium—based on their adopted selection mechanisms.
Luca Fontanelli
wiley   +1 more source

Balassa-Samuelson Effect in Transition Economies: The Case of Slovenia [PDF]

Paper presents a first-hand examination of the Balassa-Samuelson effect in Slovenia. Different measures of real exchange rate are presented in order to provide arguments for the Balassa-Samuelson effect estimation using external real exchange rate ...
Boštjan Jazbec
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The Technological Advantages of the Regions of Central and Eastern Europe

Problemy Zarządzania, 2016
This paper takes up the problem of the potential technological advantages of the economies of the regions of Central and Eastern Europe. An answer to the question of the directions and change dynamics of technology in the regions of countries that ...
Rafał Wisła
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Takeoffs and Trade: A Sorted Effects Approach

The World Economy, Volume 48, Issue 7, Page 1465-1482, July 2025.
ABSTRACT We use an augmented production function to empirically examine whether accelerated trade growth affects the probability of achieving a sustained increase in economic growth, which we refer to as takeoffs. We make several empirical contributions.
Rishav Bista, Erik Figueiredo, Brandon Sheridan   +2 more
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Harrod, Balassa and Samuelson (Re)Visit Eastern Europe [PDF]

In this paper we investigate Harrod Balassa Samuelson (HBS) effect in 11 transition countries. A large number of empirical papers based on quite limited datasets has already been published on HBS in Eastern Europe. The major contribution of this paper is
Josip Tica, Robert J. Sonora
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The Inflation Target of the ECB: Does the Balassa-Samuelson Effect Matter? [PDF]

This paper argues that the Balassa-Samuelson effect is not of importance for the inflation target of the ECB. First, econometric tests of the Balassa-Samuelson effect suggest that its econometric significance is weak at best.
Silke Tober, Kirsten Lommatzsch
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Empirical Methods in International Trade Using for Evaluation in Export of Services in CEE Countries Based on Balassa Indeks

Journal of economic and social development, 2018
Balassa Index is widely used in the research literature to measure country-sector called Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) to determine a country’s weak and strong sectors. In this paper we determine a country’s strong sector by analyzing the actual export flows in services of CEE countries. Our study includes 10 countries based on raw data from the
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Balassa-Samuelson, Product Differentiation and Transition [PDF]

Recent panel studies have found relatively high estimates for the elasticity of real exchange rates with respect to productivity measures in transition economies within Balassa-Samuelson frameworks.
Richard Frensch
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Nominal and Real Convergence in Estonia: The Balassa-Samuelson (dis)connection [PDF]

The objective of the paper is to analyse the nominal and real convergence process in Estonia drawing on the Balassa-Samuelson (B-S) framework. A 15-sectoral breakdown for GDP and a 5-digit level CPI data disaggregation with over 260 items is used for the
Balázs Égert
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