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The Purchasing Power Parity Puzzle
The Purchasing Power Parity Puzzle Kenneth Rogoff Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 34, No. 2. (Jun., 1996), pp. 647-668.
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Journal of Economic Literature Vol. XXXIV (June 1996), pp. 647-668

The Purchasing Power Parity Puzzle

KENNETHROGOFF
Princeton University
I am grateful to Rudiger Dornbusch, Hali Edison, ]ohn Rogers, Susanne Trimbath, and to three anonymous referees for constructive suggestions on an earlier draft, and to Brian Doyle and Giovanni Olivei for excellent research assistance. The National Science



Citations: - Page 3 of 3 - International Comparisons of Pricing-to-Market Behavior Michael M. Knetter The American Economic Review, Vol. 83, No. 3. (Jun., 1993), pp. 473-486. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28199306%2983%3A3%3C473%3AICOPB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U Was it Real? The Exchange Rate-Interest Differential Relation Over the Modern Floating-Rate Period Richard Meese; Kenneth Rogoff The Journal of Finance, Vol. 43, No. 4. (Sep., 1988), pp. 933-948. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-1082%28198809%2943%3A4%3C933%3AWIRTER%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E Exchange Rate Dynamics Redux Maurice Obstfeld; Kenneth Rogoff The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 103, No. 3. (Jun., 1995), pp. 624-660. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28199506%29103%3A3%3C624%3AERDR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 NOTE: The reference numbering from the original has been maintained in this citation list.

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