International Price Levels and Purchasing Power Parities
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چکیده
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Background data and methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II. PPPs and real expenditures in 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111. Patterns of relative prices in OECD countries . . . . . . . . . . . . IV. Comparative price levels and real per capita GDP . . . . . . . . . V. Price levels, purchasing power parities and exchange rates . . . . . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 134 136 141 146 153 157 159
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