Price Index Concepts and Measurement /
Conference on Research in Income and Wealth.
Diewert, W. Erwin, editor.
Greenlees, John, editor.
Hulten, Charles R., editor.
Although inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications for interest rates, monetary supply, and investment and spending decisions. Underlying many of these issues is the concept of the Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) and its controversial role as the methodological foundation for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  Price Index Concepts and Measurements brings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation
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Although inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications for interest rates, monetary supply, and investment and spending decisions. Underlying many of these issues is the concept of the Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) and its controversial role as the methodological foundation for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  Price Index Concepts and Measurements brings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Indexation (Economics)
Inflation (Finance)
Price indexes