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Published in: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv 3-4/2018

16-11-2018 | Originalveröffentlichung

A note on how to normalise the Geary-Khamis index of purchasing power parity

Author: Utz-Peter Reich

Published in: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv | Issue 3-4/2018

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Abstract

The World Bank regularly publishes GDP-figures of its member countries, compiled at purchasing power parities. It employs the Geary-Khamis index for transforming the aggregates. That index consists of a system of homogeneous equations, which requires an additional non-homogeneous equation, to determine an appropriate unit of value measurement. This is the US-$, at present. The paper discusses that convention, points out its shortcomings, suggests an alternative existing, and adds an interpretation in terms of international economics.

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Metadata
Title
A note on how to normalise the Geary-Khamis index of purchasing power parity
Author
Utz-Peter Reich
Publication date
16-11-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv / Issue 3-4/2018
Print ISSN: 1863-8155
Electronic ISSN: 1863-8163
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11943-018-0233-0

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