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The Explosion of Purchasing Power Parity

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  • Yihui Lan

    (Department of Economics, The University of Western Australia)

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Survey of literature on PPP up to July 2000. Includes a geogetric analysis of PPP theory, issues related to deviations from parity and an examination of empirical evidence on PPP.

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  • Yihui Lan, 2001. "The Explosion of Purchasing Power Parity," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 01-22, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
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