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UNINA9910784741503321 |
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Fifty years of economic measurement : the jubilee of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth / / edited by Ernst R. Berndt and Jack E. Triplett |
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Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1990 |
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1-281-43075-7 |
9786611430757 |
0-226-04431-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (468 pages) |
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Collana |
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Studies in income and wealth |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BerndtErnst R |
TriplettJack E |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Income |
Wealth |
Saving and investment |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Contains part of the papers and discussion presented at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth held May 12-14, 1988, in Washington, D.C. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Prefatory Note -- Introduction -- 1. The Conference on Research in Income and Wealth: The Early Years -- 2. Luncheon in Honor of Individuals and Institutions Participating in the First Income and Wealth Conference (December 1936-January 1937) -- 3. Productivity and Economic Growth -- 4. The Measurement of Capital -- 5. Issues in the Measurement and Interpretation of Saving and Wealth -- 6. Hedonic Price Indexes and the Measurement of Capital and Productivity : Some Historical Reflections -- 7. Hedonic Methods in Statistical Agency Environments: An Intellectual Biopsy -- 8. The Measurement of Construction Prices: Retrospect and Prospect -- 9. Data Difficulties in Labor Economics -- 10. Demands for Data and Analysis Induced by Environmental Policy -- 11. Measuring Tax Burden: A Historical Perspective -- 12. Policy Users' Panel -- Addresses of Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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This volume contains papers presented at a conference in May 1988 in Washington, D.C., commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Conference on Research in Income and Wealth (CRIW). The call for papers emphasized assessments of broad topics in economic measurement, both conceptual and pragmatic. The organizers desired (and succeeded in obtaining) a mix of papers that, first, illustrate the range of measurement issues that economics as a science must confront and, second, mark major milestones of CRIW accomplishment. The papers concern prices and output (Griliche |
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