On the Basis of Exchange Rates,per Capita Income in Developing

question 130

Essay

On the basis of exchange rates,per capita income in developing countries is around $500 per year;in the United States per capita income is about $61,000.Why does this overstate the difference in living standards? How does the purchasing power parity method of comparing income in different countries deal with that problem?

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