In December 2016, you needed 83 percent more pesos to buy one U.S. dollar than you had

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In December 2016, you needed 83 percent more pesos to buy one U.S. dollar than you had needed in December 2004. Over the same time period, the consumer price index in Mexico increased 57.8 percent, and the consumer price index in the United States increased 26.7 percent. Are these data consistent with the theory of purchasing power parity? Briefly explain.

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Economics

ISBN: 978-0134738321

7th edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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