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Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in a Transition Economy - Cambodia: Empirical Evidence from Bilateral Exchange Rates

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  • Tuck Cheong Tang
  • Venus Khim-Sen Liew

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This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the validity of PPP hypothesis for Cambodia. The standard unit root tests (ADF and PP) and the panel unit root tests fail to support PPP hypothesis for the nine Cambodia’s trading partners. The unit root tests with structural break support the PPP hypothesis for the bilateral real exchange rates of Euro, Indonesia rupiah, Malaysia ringgit, and Singapore dollar. This finding is found to be relevant for ‘de-dollarization’ strategy in Cambodia, and in responding to recent global financial crisis (2007-2008).

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  • Tuck Cheong Tang & Venus Khim-Sen Liew, 2009. "Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in a Transition Economy - Cambodia: Empirical Evidence from Bilateral Exchange Rates," Monash Economics Working Papers 29-09, Monash University, Department of Economics.
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    1. Siphat Lim, 2021. "Testing Purchasing Power Parity in Cambodia: Time-Varying Trade Weights in Constructing Real Effective Exchange Rate," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 11(3), pages 146-153.

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    Keywords

    Cambodia; Dollarization; Exchange Rates; Purchasing Power Parity;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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