Given substantial differences in price levels across countries, international spatialdeflators are needed to compare welfare aggregates to a common international povertyline. This note describes the sources of the purchasing power parities that are used forevery country included in the World Bank's estimates of global poverty, published inPovcalNet. These exchange rates are used to express welfare aggregates in 2011international dollars.
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2018/09/01
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Documento de trabajo
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2018/09/19
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Purchasing Power Parities Used in Global Poverty Measurement
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