A note on estimating income inequality across countries using PPP exchange rates

被引：8
作者：
Ghosh, Jayati [1 ]
机构：
[1] Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, Econ, Ctr Econ Studies & Planning, Sch Social Sci, New Delhi, India
来源：
ECONOMIC AND LABOUR RELATIONS REVIEW | 2018年 / 29卷 / 01期
关键词：
Economic development; exchange rates; global poverty; inequality; measurement; purchasing power parities; sustainable development goals; trade arbitrage;
D O I：
10.1177/1035304618756263
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The use of exchange rates based on Purchasing Power Parities to compare incomes across countries and over time has now become standard practice. But there are reasons to believe that this could lead to excessively inflated incomes for poorer countries and in some cases also inflate the extent of real changes over time. Estimates of gross domestic product growth in the Chinese and Indian economies in recent years provide examples of this.
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