In this paper we have examined the cointegration with German aggregates of real and nominal aggregates and prices in transition-economy candidates for EU membership and with those of countries that have recently joined the EU and with market-economy candidates for EU membership. Based on rolling...

This paper examines the long-run validity of purchasing power parity (PPP) for four high-inflation countries. The method of Zivot and Andrews (1992) is employed to detect the time-series behavior of the exchange rates and consumer price indices of these countries. We find that these variables...