PPP-Adjustment Involves

question 13

Multiple Choice

PPP-adjustment involves:

• A) recalculating economic statistics to account for differences in price levels across countries.
• B) is very similar to adjusting for cost-of-living increases using a price index like the CPI.
• C) recalculating a variable like GDP per capita so we can compare someone's standard of living across countries.
• D) All of these are true.

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