some difference (similarity) index which is practically useful in empirical studies …

The paper considers the problem of choosing a multilateral system of index numbers in order to make aggregate price and … index number formula. The great variation in relative prices and quantities in the international context means that the … approach, the concept of a superlative bilateral index number formula (which can adequately model substitution effects) is …

This paper proposes a new index of sectoral labor distortion using employment and valueadded shares. We show that this … index is highly correlated with growth both crosssectionally and over time. We also use it to compare the degree of …

)similarities between them. This paper proposes an index that includes the dissimilarity in language, ethno-racial characteristcs and … religion between groups. The resulting distance-adjusted ethno-linguistic fractionalization index (DELF) is based on highly …

index decomposition to (1) study trends in global carbon emissions between 1995 and 2009, (2) attribute changes in carbon … the world’s top ten emitters, in only three countries – China, Germany and Canada – the main driver of an improved …

In this paper the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is constructed with Principal Component Analysis (PCA … relevant determinants. As the measure of corruption we use the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), considering alternative …

world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the … heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries … manufacturing industry. -- globalization ; economic integration ; composite index ; manufacturing ; India …