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Prices Rise Faster than They Fall

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  • Sam Peltzman, 2000. "Prices Rise Faster than They Fall," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 108(3), pages 466-502, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:108:y:2000:i:3:p:466-502
    DOI: 10.1086/262126
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