Essays Tagged: "Purchasing Power Parity"

Businss Plan in China.

In dollar terms, its GDP is the sixth largest in the world, just smaller than France's. In terms of purchasing-power parity (after adjusting for price differences between economies) it is second only ... ,400 per capita, China stood as the second-largest economy in the world after the US (measured on a purchasing power parity basis). Agriculture and industry have posted major gains, especially in coas ...

(18 pages) 637 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Comparing Economies: Germany vs Australia

rld Bank as an advanced industrialised or developed economy because with a GNI of $1.94 trillion in Purchasing Power Parity terms, and a per capita income of $23,302.8 in GNI terms, ranking it 3rd in ... World Bank as an advanced industrialised or developed economy because with a GNI of $487 billion in Purchasing Power Parity terms, its per capita income is $25 370 dollars in GNI terms, ranking it 14t ...

(5 pages) 97 0 3.2 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Effects of globalisation case study- china

actured goods and the second largest economy in the world, after the United States, on the basis of purchasing power parity. The impact of globalisation on China has been profound, having an impact in ...

(5 pages) 152 1 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Case study: The collapse of the Thai Baht in 1997.

ntributed to the collapse.Do you think the sudden collapse of the Thai baht can be explained by the purchasing power parity theorem?The PPP theory suggests that the purchasing power of two companies s ... e inputs from abroad or export finished products?The Thai based businesses will have a tougher time purchasing imports with their weakened baht. This will make Thai products very enticing for interest ...

(1 pages) 54 2 2.5 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Purchase Power Parity: Big Mac.

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is the exchange rate determination used tocompare the average cost of ... hold. So in reality the PPP theory helps us understand the exchange rate differentials.The Big Mac Purchasing Power Parity came about in 1986 and used to compare exchange rates in other countries sin ... s the same everywhere around the globe, the Big Mac serves as a market basket of goods in which the purchasing power of different currencies can be compared. Another name used is Burganomic's because ...

(3 pages) 167 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Chinese Economy

China's. China's seventh-place ranking may be too low however, as the large underground economy and purchasing power parity are not taken into account.Since China set about reforming its economy a gen ... erably high for an economy, shows signs of improvement from the past. In 2003, the GDP (in terms of Purchasing Power Parity) was $114.8billion and it recorded a real growth rate of 7.1%. Although this ...

(14 pages) 356 6 4.6 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Evaluating the Big Mac Index

.In September 1986, the Economist introduced the Big Mac index to the world as a way to examine the purchasing power parity (PPP) in a humorous way between two countries. The PPP is defined as "the th ... ed August 13, 2006, from http://www.economist.com/markets/bigmac/about.cfminvestorwords.com (2006). Purchasing Power Parity. Retrieved August 13, 2006, from http://www.investorwords.com/3960/purchasing_power_parity.html

(3 pages) 101 0 2.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

What is meant by the term globalization? What are the features of the new global economy? What effects as globalization had on world trade and financial flows?

s the total amount of economic activity which can be measured by GWP (Gross World Product) and PPP (purchasing Power Parity). PPP aims to get a more accurate method to compare the value of different c ...

(5 pages) 148 0 5.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Purchasing Power Parity

The Role of the Purchasing Power Parity in the Real WorldIn its strictest definition, the theory of the purchasing p ... e the same price universally.The law of one price, which is the building block of the theory of the purchasing power parity, states that, "under free competition and in the absence of trade impediment ... l for a single price regardless of where in the world it is sold" (Krugman and Obstfeld, 2000). The purchasing power parity or the PPP is also loosely explained as the Big Mac index, as introduced by ...

(5 pages) 138 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Purchasing Power Parity Theory

Purchasing Power Parity TheoryIntroductionThe purchasing power parity theory is a theory which state ... t the exchange rate between one currency and another is in equilibrium when the currencies domestic purchasing powers at that rate of exchange are equivalent. (Economist, 2007) If this theory holds tr ... hould cost the same amount in another country after the exchange rate is added to the equation. The purchasing power parity theory is helps us to understand the exchange rate and its impact but the th ...

(5 pages) 86 0 4.7 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Foreign Exchange and Derivative Markets

on the relative investments attractiveness of investing in Brazil for Star Jeans Company this week.Purchasing Power Parity SignificancePurchasing Power Parity (PPP) is understood best in terms of con ... urchase two apples for one U.S. dollar (USD) or two apples for four Brazilian reals (BRL), then the purchasing power is the same as long as the exchange rate for BRL to USD is two for one.In June of 2 ...

(8 pages) 106 0 0.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Global Business Plan

highly regarded in Japan. With large research and development funding, Japan has the third largest purchasing power parity in the world (Economy of Japan, 2007). The emphasis on efficiency has made J ...

(16 pages) 155 0 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Egypt- Economic analysis

foreign countries.3.0 Economic Statistic and Activity 3.1 Gross National Product 3.1.1 Total GDP - Purchasing Power Parity - $316.3 billion (2004 est.) 3.1.2 Rate of growth GDP- real growth rate ? 4. ... porting its product the Egypt market.3.2 Personal Income per capita In 2004 Per capita income was ? purchasing power parity $ 4,200.The people?s income in the country is very important for any company ...

(39 pages) 107 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Britain's industry and the economy

146;s fifth largest economy in the world in terms of market exchange rates and the sixth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). In Europe only Germany has the larger economy than United Kingdom. Th ...

(5 pages) 36 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Does Purchasing Power Parity hold?

If we analyzed then we come to know that long-run purchasing power parity hold above the floating exchange rate epoch. Panel unit root tests offer fac ... by a requirement that incorporates PPP limited structural transform.According to the expert report Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is one of the oldest and mainly studied topics in international financ ... time series unpredictability in an effort to augment power above univariate methods(Higgins, 2003).Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)Latest work has begun to come into view which reports burly rejections ...

(11 pages) 57 0 5.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms - The Big Mac Index

on has led to significant exchange rate risks in today's global markets. The following will analyze purchasing power parity and the "Big Mac Index", explain how purchasing power parity and the "Big Ma ... uld lower their price in the U.S. and this would continue until the prices were equalized. (p. 331).Purchasing power parityThe Dictionary of Economics published by The Economist defines purchasing pow ...

(5 pages) 245 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

International Financial Management: Collect foreign exchange spot and forward rate data and interest rate data for two currencies; examine whether CIRP holds

cussion �9Conclusion �10References �� �IntroductionThe theory of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is not appropriate to foreign exchange rate determination. One of the ... ote his funds through abritrage opportunity.�ConclusionThe interest rate parity is analog to purchasing power parity however for the capital market. It posses the teoretic condition parity at t ...

(7 pages) 42 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Case Study on the Economy of Poland [2008]

nked 21st worldwide in terms of the GDP; with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $US 632 billion (in Purchasing Power Parity). Although its economic performance is soaring, its living standards are wel ...

(6 pages) 27 0 0.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Case Study of Urbanization in an LEDC: Mexico City

rongest economic hub and is the world's eighth richest urban area with a Gross Domestic Product (at purchasing power parity) of $315 billion in 2005. Although Mexico City is home to some of the wealth ...

(7 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Internal market - goods and services

nts for approximately a fifth of global imports and exports. Based on IMF estimates of 2008 GDP and purchasing power parity among the various currencies, the Eurozone is the second largest economy in ...

(8 pages) 24 0 5.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies