Purchasing power parity exchange rates for the global poor

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-166

  Deaton, Angus ^a   Dupriez, Olivier ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 79957805880     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.2.137     Document Type: Article

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