No cross-sectional consumer price index is currently available by state, and the BLS's cross-sectional "family budget" index for metropolitan areas is not well-suited for cross-state analyses. In this paper we propose an algorithm for constructing a state-specific Laspeyres price index using...

This paper examines how normative reasoning was applied to empirical applications of different indicator options in order to revise the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) indicators in 2018, to better align with the SDGs. Given the emphasis in the SDGs on leaving no one behind, the...

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The problem of determining distributions of the product of random variables is one of the most important problems. However, most studies only focus on independence structures on some common distributions of the functions of random variables or stochastic dependence through multivariate normal...

Determining distributions of the functions of random variables is a very important problem with wide applications in Risk Management, Finance, Economics, Science, and many other areas. This paper develops the theory on both density and distribution functions for the quotient Y = X₁/X ₂ and the...