This paper is a theoretical review of consumer price indices, with an emphasis on the specifics of the real estate market, highlighting advantages and limitations. It discusses the following indices of average prices: Laspeyres, Paasche, Fisher and Jevons. In addition, it presents two variations...

This paper is a theoretical review of consumer price indices, with an emphasis on the specifics of the real estate market, highlighting advantages and limitations. It discusses the following indices of average prices: Laspeyres, Paasche, Fisher and Jevons. In addition, it presents two variations...

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar a natureza aleatória dos índices de preços. Considerando particularmente a categoria dos Índices de Preços ao Consumidor (IPC); parte-se do conceito teórico de Índices de Custo de Vida, do qual o IPC é uma aproximação, para destacar os aspectos que...

Interest rate, exchange rate and the system of inflation target in Brazil. In the consensus view of the Brazilian system of inflation targeting, the core of inflation is due to demand shocks; the rate of interest is set to control demand; and some variation in the exchange rate happens as...