Purchasing Power Parity

question 126

Multiple Choice

Purchasing power parity

• A)allows for both countries' currencies to appreciate at their own rates of inflation.
• B)will tend to cause those currencies with lower inflation rates to depreciate.
• C)is an index of the average value of exchange rates.
• D)holds exactly in the short run but not in the long run.
• E)is a theory that says price levels in two countries should be equal when measured in a common currency.

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