Purchasing power parity says that:
A. differences in inflation rates between countries will create changes in exchange rates.
B. differences in inflation rates between countries should have no impact on the exchange rate between those countries.
C. the changes in exchange rates move independently from inflation.
D. for inflation to change the exchange rate, the rate of inflation has to be the same between countries.
Answer: A
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