An empirical examination of the relationship between ppp-based and exchange rate-based GDP per capita.

• Main Authors: Koh, Chung Yen., Tan, Edward Chwee Kheng.
• Other Authors: Park, Donghyun
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Foreign exchange
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/11421
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

To study the relationship between PPP-based and exchange rate-based measures of GDP per capita using data from 102 countries running over the period 1960-1995. To test empirically, Balassa-Samuelson's theory of nontradables. To obtain appropriate regression coefficients in estimating future val...