Currencies, commodities and consumption : measurement and the world economy /

"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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clements, Kenneth W., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Consumer price indexes.
Cost and standard of living.
Purchasing power parity.
Foreign exchange.
Indice des prix à la consommation.
Coût et niveau de la vie.
Parités de pouvoir d'achat.
Change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Consumer price indexes
Cost and standard of living
Foreign exchange
Purchasing power parity
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 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.

Ejemplares similares