TRUE INTERNATIONAL INCOME COMPARISONS : correcting for bias in fixed price measures and exchange rate measures
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* Acknowledgments are due to Guy Bruten and Muhammad Akmal who provided valuable research assistance, and to John Quiggin who is closely involved in the overall research project of which this paper represents one part.
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