Purchasing Power Parity: A Canada/U.S. Exploration

Beiling Yan ()

Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch

Abstract: The paper examines the possible explanations for deviations from purchasing power parity (PPP) between Canada and the United States in the 1980s and 1990s and investigates both the productivity effect and the underlying PPP assumption for tradable goods.

Keywords: Business performance and ownership; Prices and price indexes; Business adaptation and adjustment; Intercity and international price comparisons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-05-30
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