Purchasing Power Parity: Further Evidence from African Countries

dc.contributor.authorOyinlola, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, O. A.
dc.contributor.authorEgwaikhide, F. O.
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T13:48:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we pursue an empirical enquiry into the validity of an equilibrium absolute purchasing power parity (PPP) for a sample of 26 economies in Africa. Using univariate as well as panel unit root tests on yearly observations spanning 1973 to 2008, we uncover evidence that the PPP notion holds in just a little over one third of the countries selected and breaks down on average when the latter class of tests are employed. In sum, non-linear modelling of exchange rate convergence to its PPP trajectory could foster understanding on the subject.
dc.identifier.issn1681 8997
dc.identifier.otherui_art_oyinlola_purchasing_2011
dc.identifier.otherThe Empirical Economics Letters 10(10), pp. 995-1000
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13317
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDr. Mohammad A. Wadud
dc.subjectReal Exchange Rates
dc.subjectPurchasing Power Parity
dc.subjectUnivariate Unit Root Test
dc.subjectPanel Unit Root Test
dc.titlePurchasing Power Parity: Further Evidence from African Countries
dc.typeArticle

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