The relationship between the Relative Purchase Power (RPP) and GDP per capita was examined. In this paper we applied several estimation method such as the POLS (pooled ordinary least square), Fixed effects, Parks, Fama Macbeth, Newy West and Cluster in approaches to ensure statistical robustness. We analyzed how much undervalued the RMB is by using the six approaches in 1980-2010. According to our empirical results, the extent of RMB undervaluation is a progressively decreasing in each year since 1984. And the RMB has been converging to the equilibrium exchange rate; it is only undervalued by roughly 4.7% and 2.7% until 2010 from the Parks and Cluster in approaches, respectively. In order to establish the strategic economic restructure, a fine-tuning monetary policy sould have been carried out by Chinese government. Chinese government should increase flexibility of RMB exchange rate and expand the floating range of RMB exchange rate gradually.
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Abstract Ι. Introduction II. Literature Reviews III. Model IV. Empirical results V. Conclusion References