PPP Strikes Back : Aggregation and the Real Exchange Rate /

We show the importance of a dynamic aggregation bias in accounting for the PPP puzzle. We prove that established time-series and panel methods substantially exaggerate the persistence of real exchange rates because of heterogeneity in the dynamics of disaggregated relative prices. When heterogeneity...

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Autor Principal: Mumtaz, Haroon
Outros autores: Imbs, Jean, Ravn, Morten, Rey, Helene
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/068
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF