Unit Value Indexes for Exports – New Developments Using Administrative Trade Data
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2022-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7367
Language: English
Page range: 83 - 106
Submitted on: May 1, 2020
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