Measuring The Real Size Of The Worlds Economy

Download or read book Measuring the Real Size of the World Economy written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a comprehensive review of the statistical theory and methods underlying the estimation of purchasing power parities (PPPs) and real expenditures, the choices made for the 2005 International Comparison Program (ICP) round, and the lessons learned that led to improvements in the 2011 ICP.