Essays about: "purchasing power parity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words purchasing power parity.

  1. 6. How and why do prices of identical products vary across countries?

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics

    Author : Gabriele Noreikaite; Mercédesz Dani; [2015]
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    Abstract : The validity of purchasing power parity and the law of one price have been constantly questioned as it is usually assumed that, at least in the long-run, commodity prices are perfectly arbitraged. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why do prices of identical goods vary across countries even today, in the globalized world, when trade costs are relatively low due to high mobility and the countless number of free-trade agreements. READ MORE

  3. 7. An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting the Standardization of Service Pricing - A Case Study of Flexlink

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Louise Lorentzon; Oscar Johnsson; [2013-08-08]
    Keywords : Pricing; Services; PPP; IIHP; FTU; International trade; Wage; Cost of Living;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, the service sector has increased as a percentage of the economies. This paper analyzes whether service prices can be internationally standardized based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory. READ MORE

  4. 8. In the long run, we're all mean reverting - Wavelet analysis on the fate of real exchange rates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Berger; [2013]
    Keywords : Purchasing Power Parity; Long Run Memory; ARFIMA p; d; q ; Unit root tests; Wavelets; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes to what extent PPP holds in the long run. Firstly, standard unit root tests are used to test for stationarity. These results are then compared to the ones provided by a wavelet based OLS and an approximate ML estimator. READ MORE

  5. 9. Estimating carbon sequestration cost function for developing countries

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Mohammad Nur Nobi; [2013]
    Keywords : Carbon Sequestration; Carbon Sequestration Cost; Emission Reduction; Deforestation Halted; Afforestation Reforestation; Sustainable Agricultural Practice; CDM; Per Capita GDP;

    Abstract : Carbon sequestration is considered as the cost effective way of reducing carbon dioxide emission and other greenhouse gases. This study estimated the carbon sequestration cost function considering land use change in developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 10. Does PPP hold in the long run? An empirical approach using wavelets.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : David Berger; [2012]
    Keywords : Fractionally Integrated Processes; Wavelets; Time Series Analysis; Purchasing Power Parity; Long Run Memory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper contributes to the debate as to whether or not Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) holds in the long run. This is done by looking at fractionally integrated processes (FIP) and using wavelets in order to obtain an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimate of the long run memory parameter. READ MORE