Question: below Q1- does purchasing power parity hold for the Turkish lira-U.S. dollar exchange rate? Q2- Regress the rate of exchange rate changes (percentage change in

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Q1- does purchasing power parity hold for the Turkish lira-U.S. dollar exchange rate?

Q2- Regress the rate of exchange rate changes (percentage change in the exchange rate) on the inflation rate differential to estimate the intercept and the slope coefficient, and interpret the regression results? (are the results support or are inconsistent with PPP theory ?

Q3- Discuss the relation between the percentage change in the exchange rate and the inflation differential?

Answer above question according to the below data

Annual inflation rate (%) - Turkey Annual inflation rate (%) - United States exchange rate - direct quote ($/Lira) - end of year (Jan of following year)
1990 0.00033723067
1991 66.00% 4.20% 0.00018956645
1992 70.10% 3.00% 0.00011571075
1993 66.10% 3.00% 0.00006516063
1994 105.20% 2.60% 0.00002481641
1995 89.10% 2.80% 0.00001651138
1996 80.40% 2.90% 0.00000889451
1997 85.70% 2.30% 0.00000470877
1998 84.60% 1.50% 0.00000309534
1999 64.90% 2.20% 0.00000183056
2000 54.90% 3.40% 0.00000148858
2001 54.40% 2.80% 0.00000073065
2002 45.00% 1.60% 0.00000060043
2003 30.30% 2.40% 0.00000074237

Q4- If there is a negative 1% inflation differential, what is the predicted percentage change in the exchange rate?

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