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Purchasing Power Parity and Exchange Rates

The Economist defines purchasing-power parity theory as follows: Purchasing-power parity theory. A theory which states that the exchange rate between one currency and another is in equilibrium when their domestic purchasing powers at that rate of exchange are equivalent.
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