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Weighted Median Inflation Around the World: A Measure of Core Inflation
Ball, Laurence - 2023
eliminates this bias, which is based on the percentile of sectoral inflation rates that matches the sample average of headline …The standard measure of core or underlying inflation is the inflation rate excluding food and energy prices. This paper … constructs an alternative measure, the weighted median inflation rate, for 38 advanced and emerging economies using subclass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015059656
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Measuring Competitiveness.
Neary, J. Peter - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MEASURING THE COST OF LIVING -- III. TRUE REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATES -- IV. AN APPLICATION: THE IRISH ECONOMY'S EXPOSURE TO STERLING -- V. CONCLUSION -- Appendix -- References.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691043
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Modeling Inflation for Mali
Diouf, Mame Astou - 2007
This paper investigates how consumer price inflation is determined in Mali for 1979-2006 along three macroeconomic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677447
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Core Inflation Measures and Statistical Issues in Choosing Among Them.
Silver, Mick - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONCEPTS AND PRACTICAL ISSUES -- III. SOURCES OF ERROR AND BIAS IN A CPI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691149
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Why Elementary Price Index Number Formulas Differ : Price Dispersion and Product Heterogeneity
Silver, Mick - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ELEMENTARY INDEX NUMBER FORMULAS, THEIR USE AND JUSTIFICATION -- III. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE JEVONS AND DUTOT FORMULAS -- IV. EMPIRICAL WORK -- V. IMPLICATIONS FOR CPI COMPILATION -- VI. SUMMARY -- Data Annex.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691106
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Myth of Post-Reform Income Stagnation in Brazil.
Chamon, Marcos - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690983
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Difference Between Hedonic Imputation Indexes and Time Dummy Hedonic Indexes.
Silver, Mick - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. HEDONIC INDEXES -- III. WHY HEDONIC IMPUTATION AND DUMMY TIME HEDONIC INDEXES DIFFER -- IV. CHOICE BETWEEN HEDONIC INDEXES AND DUMMY TIME HEDONIC INDEXES -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- References.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691089
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The Myth of Post-Reform Income Stagnation : Evidence from Brazil and Mexico
de Carvalho Filho, Irineu - 2008
Economic policies are often judged by a handful of statistics, some of which may be biased during periods of change. We estimate the income growth implied by the evolution of food demand and durable good ownership in post-reform Brazil and Mexico, and find that changes in consumption patterns...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409055
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Financial Sector Debt Bias
Luca, Oana - 2016
Most tax systems create a tax bias toward debt finance. Such debt bias increases leverage and may negatively affect … financial stability. This paper models and estimates debt bias in the financial sector, and present novel estimates for … investment banks and non-bank financial intermediaries such as finance and insurance companies. We find debt bias to be pervasive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408098
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Managing large-scale capital inflows : the case of the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania
Chowdhury, Ibrahim; Keller, Leonor - 2012
onset of the 2008 global financial crisis - the Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania. It finds that the evaluation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009615786