Introduction and overview -- The many uses of the consumer expenditure surveys -- The current consumer expenditure surveys -- The Panel's investigation into the issues with the CE -- Why redesign the CE? -- Pathway to an improved survey.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The History of the Townsend Thai Surveys -- 1 Discovering a Country and a Collaborator -- 2 The Baseline Survey: 60,000 Questions in Two Months -- 3 The Annual Resurveys: The Financial Crisis and Beyond -- 4 The Monthly Surveys -- 5 Developing the...