Choosing between time and state dependence micro evidence on firms’ price-reviewing strategie

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CHOOSING BETWEEN TIME AND STATE DEPENDENCE MICRO EVIDENCE ON FIRMS’ PRICE-REVIEWING STRATEGIES

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CHOOSING BETWEEN TIME AND STATE DEPENDENCE MICRO EVIDENCE ON FIRMS’ PRICE-REVIEWING STRATEGIES1 by Daniel A. Dias2, Carlos Robalo Marques3 and Fernando Martins4

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1 We would like to thank Nuno Alves, Mário Centeno, Ana Cristina Leal and João Sousa for helpful discussions and useful suggestions. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily coincide with those of Banco de Portugal or the Eurosystem. Any errors or omissions are the sole responsibility of the authors. 2 Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and CEMAPRE; e-mail: [e-mail] 3 Banco de Portugal (Research Department); e-mail: [e-mail] 4 Banco de Portugal (Research Department), ISEG (Technical University of Lisbon) and Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa; e-mail: [e-mail]

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