Hazlett, Denise; Hill, Cynthia D. - In: Journal of Economic Education 34 (2003) 3, pp. 214-223
In this classroom experiment, students develop a price index based on candy-purchasing decisions made by members of … the consumer price index (CPI). Instructors can use the experiment as an introduction to the topic of inflation and how it … measures the Bureau of Labor Statistics has taken to reduce bias. The experiment, including follow-up discussion, fits into a …