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Exchange rate misalignment: a new test of long-run PPP based on cross-country data

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  • Pan Yotopoulos
  • Yasuyuki Sawada

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A new empirical procedure is formulated and implemented to test long-run PPP by using cross-country data. It is found that out of a total of 153 countries, 132 and 105 countries have achieved PPP within 20 years and ten years, respectively.

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  • Pan Yotopoulos & Yasuyuki Sawada, 2006. "Exchange rate misalignment: a new test of long-run PPP based on cross-country data," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(1-2), pages 127-134.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apfiec:v:16:y:2006:i:1-2:p:127-134
    DOI: 10.1080/09603100500391123
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