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The Generalized Unit Value Index
Auer, Ludwig von - 2011
The inflation rate is normally computed as a weighted average of individual price changes. Alternatively, this rate could be evaluated by comparing average price levels. Unfortunately, this methodology has received limited attention in past research. This study attempts to remedy this situation...
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A Framework for Price Statistics
Zieschang, Kimberly - 2021
This paper describes the primary framework associating the four principal price indices in the system of economic statistics-the Producer Price Index (PPI), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the Export and Import Price Indices (XPI and MPI)-with the macroeconomic value aggregates they...
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Volatility of price indices for heterogeneous goods
Bocart, Fabian Y. R. P.; Hafner, Christian M. - 2012
Price indices for heterogenous goods such as real estate or fine art constitute crucial information for institutional or private investors considering alternative investments in times of financial markets turmoil. Classical mean-variance analysis of alternative investments has been hampered by...
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Renewable Energy : Stabilising Money and Society
Turnbull, Shann - 2017
This chapter explains how the generation of renewable energy and the creation of sustainable communities can guide capitalism to survive climate change on a self-reinforcing basis. The process depends upon introducing an ecological “use it or lose it” rule for owning money, land, buildings...
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Conference or divergence : how to get the answer you want
Hill, Robert J. (contributor) - 2007
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Measuring globalization : better trade statistics for better policy
Houseman, Susan N. (contributor);  … - 2015
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Why 1990 International Geary-Khamis Dollars Cannot Be a Foundation for Reliable Long Run Comparisons of GDP
Brunt, Liam - 2018
Using a large, new dataset of agricultural prices and quantities for many countries and regions, we create five new international Geary-Khamis pounds – for 1870, 1845, 1775, 1705, and a superior chained series. We show that estimated levels and changes in output per worker look very different...
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Price Measures for Semiconductor Devices
Aizcorbe, Ana M. - 2002
This note provides quality-adjusted price indexes and nominal shipments data for highly disaggregate classes of semiconductor devices. These data may be used to construct indexes under different assumptions from those used in indexes that are currently available
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International income inequality : measuring PPP bias by estimating Engel curves for food
Almås, Ingvild - 2010
Purchasing power adjusted incomes applied in cross-country comparisons are measured with bias. In this paper, we … estimate the purchasing power parity (PPP) bias in Penn World Table incomes and provide corrected incomes. The bias is … bias and the bias in consumer price index (CPI) numbers. The PPP bias and subsequent corrected incomes are measured by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732283
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International Income Inequality : Measuring PPP Bias by Estimating Engel Curves for Food
Almås, Ingvild - 2010
Purchasing power adjusted incomes applied in cross-country comparisons are measured with bias. In this paper, we … estimate the purchasing power parity (PPP) bias in Penn World Table incomes and provide corrected incomes. The bias is … bias and the bias in consumer price index (CPI) numbers. The PPP bias and subsequent corrected incomes are measured by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135914