Does the Balassa-Samuelson Theory Explain the Link Between Relative Population Growth and Purchasing Power Parity?

Relative population growth affects relative prices through the so-called Balassa–Samuelson (BS) mechanism and that in turn impacts PPP. This paper empirically investigates the relationship between the PPP exchange rate and relative population growth in a panel of 80 selected countries. Following the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hassan, A., Salim, Ruhul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Economic Society of Singapore 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7495