Get PPP2MER conversion factors from GDPuc - #839
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The price level ratio was discontinued by the World Bank: they now report a price level index (equal to the previous ratio scaled by 100). However, the conversion factors can be retrieved from GDPuc as well. The advantage of this is that all conversions within the input-data preperation pipeline now rely on GDPuc directly, guranteeing a consistency, which previously was only given if the underyling source data of readWDI and the internal data of GDPuc were downloaded from the WDI on the same day.
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The price level ratio "PA.NUS.PPPC.RF" was discontinued by the World Bank: they now report a price level index (equal to the previous ratio scaled by 100).
However, the conversion factors can be retrieved from GDPuc as well. The advantage of this is that all conversions within the input-data preparation pipeline now rely on GDPuc directly, guaranteeing a consistency, which previously was only given if the underlying source data of readWDI and the internal data of GDPuc were downloaded from the WDI on the same day.