Purchasing Power Parities of Currencies

Edited by D.S. Prasada Rao ()

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Abstract: This up-to-date book demonstrates how the purchasing power parities (PPPs) of currencies are being increasingly used in place of exchange rates for a variety of purposes. These include: comparisons of real income, measurements of global inequality and poverty, calculation of the human development index and assessment of nations economic performance.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E0 G0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781845422370
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