Does purchasing power parity hold in African less developed countries? Evidence from a panel data unit root test

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-78

  Holmes, Mark J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL TRADE; PRICE DYNAMICS; PURCHASING POWER PARITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034054597     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/9.1.63     Document Type: Article

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