Changing product quality poses a challenge for the computation of price indexes, in particular in technologically advanced industries. We assess the differences between traditional and quality-corrected indexes by computing hedonic and matched-model price indexes for personal computer database...

This study develops a novel 2-step hedonic approach, which is used to construct a price index for German paintings. This approach enables the researcher to use every single auction record, instead of only those auction records that belong to a sub-sample of selected artists. This results in a...

In some countries a Paasche price index based on unit values is compiled as a proxy for a true Paasche (or Laspeyres) price index on the basis of prices. This is for example the case in German foreign trade statistics. Unit values are average prices referring to a 'commodity number' (CN), that...

Verglichen mit Wohnimmobilien stehen Gewerbeimmobilien weniger im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit und der Politik. Trotzdem besitzen sie eine hohe volkswirtschaftliche Relevanz. Aufgrund fehlender Datenquellen ist der Markt jedoch intransparent. Das Internetportal ImmobilienScout24 stellt vor diesem...