An Unbiased Appraisal of Purchasing Power Parity /

Univariate studies of the hypothesis of unit roots in real exchange rates have yielded consensus point estimates of the half-life of deviations from purchasing power parity of between three to five years. However, least squares-based estimates of half-lives are biased downward. Accordingly, we follo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDermott, C.
Other Authors: Cashin, Paul
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/196
Online Access:Full text available on IMF

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