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Testing the validity of PPP theory for African countries

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  • Veli Yılancı
  • Murat Aslan
  • Önder Özgür

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This study examines the purchasing power parity theory for 14 African countries by applying a recent composite time series method that incorporates the Fourier approximation. The structural breaks are modelled as a gradual smooth process by means of a Fourier component. The Fourier unit root test failed to find any evidence showing that real exchange rates for these 14 countries have mean-reverting tendencies. However, both cointegration and Fourier cointegration tests detect a stable long-term relation between the nominal exchange rate and relative price levels for 8 out of 14 countries; moreover, for five countries Fourier component in cointegration analysis is found to suit quite well.

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  • Veli Yılancı & Murat Aslan & Önder Özgür, 2018. "Testing the validity of PPP theory for African countries," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(18), pages 1273-1277, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:25:y:2018:i:18:p:1273-1277
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2017.1418066
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