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Currencies, commodities and consumption /

"Currency values, prices, consumption and incomes are at the heart of the economic performance of all countries. In order to make a meaningful comparison between one economy and another, economists routinely make use of purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates, but whilst PPP rates are wide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clements, Kenneth W., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Exchange Rates and Prices: 2. Purchasing power parity theory and the Big Mac Index
  • 3. Commodity currencies and currency commodities
  • Part II. Commodity Prices: 4. Three facts about marijuana prices
  • 5. Patterns in world metal prices
  • Part III. International Patterns of Incomes, Prices and Consumption: 6. Disparities in incomes and prices internationally
  • 7. Affluence and food: a simple way to infer incomes.