Purchasing Power Parities Of Currencies: Recent Advances In Methods And Applications

By: Rao, D. S. Prasada

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845422376
• ISBN13: 9781845422370
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.