The Economics of Relative Prices: Proceedings of a Conference held by the International Economic Association in Athens, Greece

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Prices and Production Efficiency....Pages 3-23
Relative Prices Across Space and Time-The Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities and Factors....Pages 24-59
Adjustment to Price and Quantity Signals in a Socialist Economy....Pages 60-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Relative Prices-Methods and Constraints in Forecasting: Some Empirical Considerations....Pages 89-116
Changes in Relative Producer Prices in Yugoslavia 1971–80....Pages 117-151
Taxes, Relative Prices and Trade....Pages 152-182
Prices in 16th-century Spain-An Analysis of Inflation....Pages 183-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-215
9 Relative Oil Prices and Oil Pricing Policy in Mexico....Pages 217-217
The Oil Price Shock in a Planned Economy-The Case of Hungary....Pages 219-241
The Adjustment to the Oil Shocks in Western European Countries....Pages 242-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-282
Trends in Relative World Market Prices....Pages 283-283
International Values and the International Division of Labour....Pages 285-299
Front Matter....Pages 300-314
Aspects of Real Exchange Rates-East and West....Pages 315-315
Relative Prices and Floating Exchange Rates-an Empirical Exploration....Pages 317-335
Adjustment to External Shocks in Developing Countries....Pages 336-351
‘Structural’ Models of Inflation and Balance of Payments Disequilibria in Semi-industrialised Economies-Some Implications for Stabilisation and Growth Policies....Pages 352-390
Prices and Terms of Trade for Developed Country Exports of Manufactured Goods....Pages 391-414
Measuring Changes in the Gains from Trade-A Contribution to Applied Welfare Economics....Pages 415-453
Front Matter....Pages 454-488
International Commodity Agreements....Pages 489-489
Front Matter....Pages 491-525
Final Session....Pages 489-489
Back Matter....Pages 526-539
....Pages 541-551