Describe and explain the relationship between expected inflation rates in two countries and their interest rate differential according to the PPP theory
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Expected inflation is given by the following equation:
Πe = (Pe - P)/P where Pe is the expected price level in a country a year from today.
If relative PPP is expected to hold then:
( - )/ -
Combine the expected version of relative PPP with the interest parity condition:
R$ = + ( - )/
Rearrange:
R$ - = -
If, as PPP predicts, currency depreciation is expected to offset international inflation difference, the interest rate difference must equal the expected inflation difference.
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