Understanding and Tracking Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for Ordinary Residents and Expatriates for City Dwellers: Figures, Facts and Fallacies

Khee Giap Tan, Tan Kong Yam, Yuan Randong, Nguyen Le Phuong Anh, Cledan Mandri-Perrott and Vu Minh Khuong

Chapter 1 in 2014 Annual Indices for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents on Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for World's Major Cities, 2016, pp 1-14 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The following sections are included:Introductory Notes: Research Motivation and Literature ReviewA Case Study on the UBS Prices and Earnings Report: Figures, Facts and FallaciesPrice Level Index and Cost of Living of Six Economies: UBS Study and Revised Estimates by ACIWages amongst Six Major Cities: UBS Study and Revised Estimates by ACIExpected Contributions of ACI's Studies and Chapter Organisation of the BookReferences

Keywords: Cost of Living; Purchasing Power; Residents; Expatriates; Wages Index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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