Benford’s Law and Its Application to the Economy

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March 2016

Language: Spanish

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Benford’s Law and Its Application to the Economy

Abstract

After a brief overview of the economic applications of the regularity found in the first digit of different datasets (Benford’s Law), the author argues that this law serves as a useful framework for studying systematic deviations in exchange rates across different countries and currencies.