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245	0	0	_aPurchasing power parities of currencies _h[Book] : _brecent advances in methods and applications / _cedited by D.S. Prasada Rao.
260			_aNorthampton, MA : _aNorthampton, MA : _bEdward Elgar, _cc2009.
300			_axviii, 400 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aThis 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. Despite the increasing popularity of PPPs, many users have very little appreciation of the data and methods used in their derivation. This timely monograph brings together a number of significant contributions from leading researchers in the field, offering a comprehensive review of the latest methods used in the construction and application of PPPs. The authors provide a broad overview of the current state-of-the-art both in terms of techniques as well as current practice with various international organisations. Given the increasing application of PPPs in this truly globalised world, this book will be a stimulating read for researchers and academics involved in international comparisons and development economics, general economists and economist statisticians.
521			_aAll.
650			_aPurchasing power parity.
700	1		_aPrasada Rao, D. S.
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