Testing the validity of purchasing power parity for China: Evidence from the Fourier quantile unit root test

B-Tier
Journal: Review of International Economics
Year: 2023
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 464-492

Authors (3)

Kenneth S. Chan (not in RePEc) Jennifer T. Lai (Guangdong University of Foreig...) Xiaoyi Liang (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We revisit the purchasing power parity (PPP) between China and its five major trading partners, namely European Union, United States, Brazil, Japan, and Korea. Conventional unit root tests with structural breaks have mostly failed to validate the PPP. Apart from using CPI as the price index, the tradable‐goods price index is also used to test the PPP hypothesis (Balassa–Samuelson effect). Using the Fourier quantile unit root test for the potential structural breaks and non‐Gaussian distribution reveals strong evidence that the PPP holds between China and its five major trading partners.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:reviec:v:31:y:2023:i:2:p:464-492
Journal Field
International
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25