Calculation of purchasing power parities based on observed consumer behaviour typically relies on the existence of some kind of 'international preferences'. We argue that this unrealistic assumption can be abandoned in 'regional' studies of purchasing power, where prices in both territories...

Calculation of purchasing power parities based on observed consumer behaviour typically relies on the existence of some kind of 'international preferences'. We argue that this unrealistic assumption can be abandoned in 'regional' studies of purchasing power, where prices in both territories...

Dieses Buch möchte zur deskriptiven Statistik Anwendungsbeispiele liefern, Lösungswege aufzeigen, den Gehalt der dabei verwendeten Formeln verständlich machen und an gegebener Stelle auf die Gefahr möglicher Fehlschlüsse hinweisen. Besonders ausführlich werden dabei jene Analysemethoden...