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At what price? [[electronic resource] ] : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors
| At what price? [[electronic resource] ] : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 332 p |
| Disciplina | 338.5/28/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchultzeCharles L
MackieChristopher D |
| Soggetto topico |
Consumer price indexes - United States
Cost and standard of living - United States - Statistical methods Prices - United States - Statistical methods Economic indicators - United States Index numbers (Economics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18469-8
9786610184699 0-309-51217-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456437503321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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At what price? [[electronic resource] ] : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors
| At what price? [[electronic resource] ] : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 332 p |
| Disciplina | 338.5/28/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchultzeCharles L
MackieChristopher D |
| Soggetto topico |
Consumer price indexes - United States
Cost and standard of living - United States - Statistical methods Prices - United States - Statistical methods Economic indicators - United States Index numbers (Economics) |
| ISBN |
0-309-17079-6
1-280-18469-8 9786610184699 0-309-51217-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- A COGI Versus a COLI, 2 -- The Scope or Domain of the Index, 3 -- Aggregation, 4 -- Accounting for Substitution Behavior, 5 -- Quality Change, 6 -- New Goods, 7 -- Outlets, 8 -- Pricing Medical Care, 9 -- Index Design and Index Purpose, 10 -- Data Collection, 11 -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Background, 13 -- Panel Charge and Report Organization, 17 -- Alternative Approaches: A COGI Versus a COLI, 18 -- Domain of the CPI, 19 -- Substitution, 21 -- Aggregation, 26 -- Changes in the Quality of Goods, 27 -- New Goods, 30 -- Outlet Substitution, 32 -- Stocks and Flows, 33 -- Index Purpose and Design, 35 -- Data Collection, 36 -- 2 CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR PRICE AND -- COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES 38 -- Setting the Stage: What Are Price Indexes?, 41 -- The Theory of Price Indexes and Its Critics, 43 -- Two Perspectives, 57 -- Conclusions, 73 -- Technical Note: A Mathematical Approach to Price Indexes, 74 -- 3 INDEX DOMAIN 94 -- An Unconditional COLI: Conceptual Issues, 96 -- Measurement Problems, 98 -- Supplemental Indexes and Satellite Accounts, 101 -- Other Domain Issues, 102 -- Conclusion and Recommendation, 105 -- 4 EVOLVING MARKET BASKETS: ADJUSTING INDEXES -- TO ACCOUNT FOR QUALITY CHANGE 106 -- COLI and COGI Views of the Quality Change Problem, 109 -- Evidence from the Boskin Commission Report, 112 -- BLS Approaches to Quality Changes, 114 -- Hedonic Regression Methods, 122 -- Cautions and Recommendations, 140 -- Technical Note 1: Boskin Commission Estimates of -- Quality Change and New Goods Bias, 146 -- Technical Note 2: Mathematical Description of Hedonic Methods, 149 -- 5 NEW GOODS AND NEW OUTLETS 155 -- New Goods, 155 -- New Outlets, 167 -- 6 THE SPECIAL CASE OF MEDICAL SERVICES 178 -- Background, 178 -- Conceptual and Measurement Issues, 181 -- The Domain of Consumer Health Expenditures: -- Employers' Health Insurance Payments, 185 -- Direct Pricing of Health Insurance, 186 -- Recommendations, 188 -- 7 INDEX DESIGN AND INDEX PURPOSE 191 -- Indexing Public Transfer Payments, 192 -- Wage Bargains and Indexed Wages, 207 -- Indexing Private Contracts, 208 -- Inflation-Indexed Treasury Securities, 210 -- Indexing the Federal Income Tax System, 212 -- Measuring Output Changes, 214 -- Inflation Indicators for Macroeconomic Policy, 216 -- Technical Note: The CPI Versus the NIPA Price Index -- as an Inflation Measure, 219 -- 8 WHOSE INDEX? AGGREGATING ACROSS HOUSEHOLDS 222 -- Two Kinds of Heterogeneity, 223 -- Heterogeneity in Prices Paid and in Rates of Inflation, 225 -- The Consequences of Heterogeneity for Index Construction, 226 -- Group Indexes: Why the Current Data Collection System -- Cannot Produce Them, 226 -- A Price Index for the Elderly?, 228 -- The Conceptual Basis for Group Indexes, 229 -- How Might Data for Subgroup Indexes Be Assembled and -- What Would It Cost?, 232 -- Suggested Research and Testing, 235 -- Plutocratic Versus Democratic Weights, 237 -- Summary and Recommendation, 240 -- Technical Note 1: Aggregation and the "Representative Consumer," 241 -- Technical Note 2: Do Inflation Rates Differ by Age -- or Income Group?, 246 -- 9 DATA COLLECTION FOR CPI CONSTRUCTION 252 -- The Current Data Collection Process, 253 -- Alternative Data Collection Approaches, 264 -- Summary and Recommendations, 274 -- Technical Note: Additional Description of CPI Data Inputs, 276 -- APPENDIX: STATISTICAL DEFINITION AND -- ESTIMATION OF PRICE INDEXES 283 -- REFERENCES 293 -- GLOSSARY 307 -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF 315 -- INDEX 319. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780010903321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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At what price? : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors
| At what price? : conceptualizing and measuring cost-of-living and price indexes / / Panel on Conceptual, Measurement, and Other Statistical Issues in Developing Cost-of-Living Indexes ; Charles L. Schultze and Christopher Mackie, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 332 p |
| Disciplina | 338.5/28/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchultzeCharles L
MackieChristopher D |
| Soggetto topico |
Consumer price indexes - United States
Cost and standard of living - United States - Statistical methods Prices - United States - Statistical methods Economic indicators - United States Index numbers (Economics) |
| ISBN |
9786610184699
9780309170796 0309170796 9781280184697 1280184698 9780309512176 0309512174 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- A COGI Versus a COLI, 2 -- The Scope or Domain of the Index, 3 -- Aggregation, 4 -- Accounting for Substitution Behavior, 5 -- Quality Change, 6 -- New Goods, 7 -- Outlets, 8 -- Pricing Medical Care, 9 -- Index Design and Index Purpose, 10 -- Data Collection, 11 -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- Background, 13 -- Panel Charge and Report Organization, 17 -- Alternative Approaches: A COGI Versus a COLI, 18 -- Domain of the CPI, 19 -- Substitution, 21 -- Aggregation, 26 -- Changes in the Quality of Goods, 27 -- New Goods, 30 -- Outlet Substitution, 32 -- Stocks and Flows, 33 -- Index Purpose and Design, 35 -- Data Collection, 36 -- 2 CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS FOR PRICE AND -- COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES 38 -- Setting the Stage: What Are Price Indexes?, 41 -- The Theory of Price Indexes and Its Critics, 43 -- Two Perspectives, 57 -- Conclusions, 73 -- Technical Note: A Mathematical Approach to Price Indexes, 74 -- 3 INDEX DOMAIN 94 -- An Unconditional COLI: Conceptual Issues, 96 -- Measurement Problems, 98 -- Supplemental Indexes and Satellite Accounts, 101 -- Other Domain Issues, 102 -- Conclusion and Recommendation, 105 -- 4 EVOLVING MARKET BASKETS: ADJUSTING INDEXES -- TO ACCOUNT FOR QUALITY CHANGE 106 -- COLI and COGI Views of the Quality Change Problem, 109 -- Evidence from the Boskin Commission Report, 112 -- BLS Approaches to Quality Changes, 114 -- Hedonic Regression Methods, 122 -- Cautions and Recommendations, 140 -- Technical Note 1: Boskin Commission Estimates of -- Quality Change and New Goods Bias, 146 -- Technical Note 2: Mathematical Description of Hedonic Methods, 149 -- 5 NEW GOODS AND NEW OUTLETS 155 -- New Goods, 155 -- New Outlets, 167 -- 6 THE SPECIAL CASE OF MEDICAL SERVICES 178 -- Background, 178 -- Conceptual and Measurement Issues, 181 -- The Domain of Consumer Health Expenditures: -- Employers' Health Insurance Payments, 185 -- Direct Pricing of Health Insurance, 186 -- Recommendations, 188 -- 7 INDEX DESIGN AND INDEX PURPOSE 191 -- Indexing Public Transfer Payments, 192 -- Wage Bargains and Indexed Wages, 207 -- Indexing Private Contracts, 208 -- Inflation-Indexed Treasury Securities, 210 -- Indexing the Federal Income Tax System, 212 -- Measuring Output Changes, 214 -- Inflation Indicators for Macroeconomic Policy, 216 -- Technical Note: The CPI Versus the NIPA Price Index -- as an Inflation Measure, 219 -- 8 WHOSE INDEX? AGGREGATING ACROSS HOUSEHOLDS 222 -- Two Kinds of Heterogeneity, 223 -- Heterogeneity in Prices Paid and in Rates of Inflation, 225 -- The Consequences of Heterogeneity for Index Construction, 226 -- Group Indexes: Why the Current Data Collection System -- Cannot Produce Them, 226 -- A Price Index for the Elderly?, 228 -- The Conceptual Basis for Group Indexes, 229 -- How Might Data for Subgroup Indexes Be Assembled and -- What Would It Cost?, 232 -- Suggested Research and Testing, 235 -- Plutocratic Versus Democratic Weights, 237 -- Summary and Recommendation, 240 -- Technical Note 1: Aggregation and the "Representative Consumer," 241 -- Technical Note 2: Do Inflation Rates Differ by Age -- or Income Group?, 246 -- 9 DATA COLLECTION FOR CPI CONSTRUCTION 252 -- The Current Data Collection Process, 253 -- Alternative Data Collection Approaches, 264 -- Summary and Recommendations, 274 -- Technical Note: Additional Description of CPI Data Inputs, 276 -- APPENDIX: STATISTICAL DEFINITION AND -- ESTIMATION OF PRICE INDEXES 283 -- REFERENCES 293 -- GLOSSARY 307 -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF 315 -- INDEX 319. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Cost-of-living and price indexes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910966756103321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financial aggregation and index number theory [[electronic resource] /] / William A. Barnett, Marcelle Chauvet
| Financial aggregation and index number theory [[electronic resource] /] / William A. Barnett, Marcelle Chauvet |
| Autore | Barnett William A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.01/5195 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ChauvetMarcelle |
| Collana | Surveys on theories in economics and business administration |
| Soggetto topico |
Index numbers (Economics)
Finance - Mathematical models Monetary policy - Mathematical models |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-14833-1
9786613148339 981-4293-10-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1 International Financial Aggregation and Index Number Theory: A Chronological Half-Century Empirical Overview; 2 The Exact Theoretical Rational Expectations Monetary Aggregate; 3 On User Costs of Risky Monetary Assets; 4 The Discounted Economic Stock of Money with VAR Forecasting; 5 Exchange Rate Determination from Monetary Fundamentals: An Aggregation Theoretic Approach; 6 Multilateral Aggregation-Theoretic Monetary Aggregation over Heterogeneous Countries; 7 Measurement Error in Monetary Aggregates: A Markov Switching Factor Approach; References; Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461316503321 |
Barnett William A
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| Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Financial aggregation and index number theory [[electronic resource] /] / William A. Barnett, Marcelle Chauvet
| Financial aggregation and index number theory [[electronic resource] /] / William A. Barnett, Marcelle Chauvet |
| Autore | Barnett William A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.01/5195 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ChauvetMarcelle |
| Collana | Surveys on theories in economics and business administration |
| Soggetto topico |
Index numbers (Economics)
Finance - Mathematical models Monetary policy - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
1-283-14833-1
9786613148339 981-4293-10-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1 International Financial Aggregation and Index Number Theory: A Chronological Half-Century Empirical Overview; 2 The Exact Theoretical Rational Expectations Monetary Aggregate; 3 On User Costs of Risky Monetary Assets; 4 The Discounted Economic Stock of Money with VAR Forecasting; 5 Exchange Rate Determination from Monetary Fundamentals: An Aggregation Theoretic Approach; 6 Multilateral Aggregation-Theoretic Monetary Aggregation over Heterogeneous Countries; 7 Measurement Error in Monetary Aggregates: A Markov Switching Factor Approach; References; Author Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789410403321 |
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Barnett William A
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| Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An index number formula problem [[electronic resource] ] : the aggregation of broadly comparable items / / prepared by Mick Silver
| An index number formula problem [[electronic resource] ] : the aggregation of broadly comparable items / / prepared by Mick Silver |
| Autore | Silver M. S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 p.) |
| Collana | IMF working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Index numbers (Economics)
Economic indicators |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-7697-5
1-4527-1779-6 1-282-84241-2 9786612842412 1-4518-7166-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Superlative and Unit Value Indexes; A. Superlative Index Numbers; B. Unit Value Indexes; III. The Difference Between a Unit Value and a Fisher Index; Figures; 1. Depiction of Levels Effect; IV. What to do for Broadly Comparable Items; V. An Empirical Example Using Scanner Data; Tables; 1. Understanding the Differences Between Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher; 2. Unit Value and Price Indices for 14-inch TVs; 2. Understanding the Differences Between Unit Value Indexes and Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher Price Indexes; VI. Conclusions
3. Quality Adjusted Unit Value and Fisher Price IndicesReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464230403321 |
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Silver M. S
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| [Washington D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An Index Number Formula Problem : : The Aggregation of Broadly Comparable items / / Mick Silver
| An Index Number Formula Problem : : The Aggregation of Broadly Comparable items / / Mick Silver |
| Autore | Silver Mick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 p.) |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Index numbers (Economics)
Economic indicators Macroeconomics Index Numbers and Aggregation leading indicators Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data Price Level Inflation Deflation Production, Pricing, and Market Structure Size Distribution of Firms Information and Product Quality Standardization and Compatibility Price indexes Export price indexes |
| ISBN |
1-4623-7697-5
1-4527-1779-6 1-282-84241-2 9786612842412 1-4518-7166-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Superlative and Unit Value Indexes; A. Superlative Index Numbers; B. Unit Value Indexes; III. The Difference Between a Unit Value and a Fisher Index; Figures; 1. Depiction of Levels Effect; IV. What to do for Broadly Comparable Items; V. An Empirical Example Using Scanner Data; Tables; 1. Understanding the Differences Between Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher; 2. Unit Value and Price Indices for 14-inch TVs; 2. Understanding the Differences Between Unit Value Indexes and Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher Price Indexes; VI. Conclusions
3. Quality Adjusted Unit Value and Fisher Price IndicesReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788349703321 |
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Silver Mick
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An Index Number Formula Problem : : The Aggregation of Broadly Comparable items / / Mick Silver
| An Index Number Formula Problem : : The Aggregation of Broadly Comparable items / / Mick Silver |
| Autore | Silver Mick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.50946 |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Index numbers (Economics)
Economic indicators Deflation Export price indexes Index Numbers and Aggregation Inflation Information and Product Quality Leading indicators Macroeconomics Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data Price indexes Price Level Production, Pricing, and Market Structure Size Distribution of Firms Standardization and Compatibility |
| ISBN |
9786612842412
9781462376971 1462376975 9781452717791 1452717796 9781282842410 1282842412 9781451871661 145187166X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Superlative and Unit Value Indexes; A. Superlative Index Numbers; B. Unit Value Indexes; III. The Difference Between a Unit Value and a Fisher Index; Figures; 1. Depiction of Levels Effect; IV. What to do for Broadly Comparable Items; V. An Empirical Example Using Scanner Data; Tables; 1. Understanding the Differences Between Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher; 2. Unit Value and Price Indices for 14-inch TVs; 2. Understanding the Differences Between Unit Value Indexes and Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher Price Indexes; VI. Conclusions
3. Quality Adjusted Unit Value and Fisher Price IndicesReferences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973787203321 |
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Silver Mick
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The making and using of index numbers / / by Wesley C. Mitchell
| The making and using of index numbers / / by Wesley C. Mitchell |
| Autore | Mitchell Wesley C (Wesley Clair), <1874-1948, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1938 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 114 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | Bulletin |
| Soggetto topico | Index numbers (Economics) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910714226603321 |
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Mitchell Wesley C (Wesley Clair), <1874-1948, >
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| Washington : , : United States Government Printing Office, , 1938 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Measuring competitiveness [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by J. Peter Neary
| Measuring competitiveness [[electronic resource] /] / prepared by J. Peter Neary |
| Autore | Neary J. Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, Research Dept., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (21 p.) |
| Collana | IMF working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Competition - Econometric models
Index numbers (Economics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-5787-3
1-4527-3803-3 1-282-39202-6 9786613820457 1-4519-0922-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. MEASURING THE COST OF LIVING""; ""III. TRUE REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATES""; ""IV. AN APPLICATION: THE IRISH ECONOMY'S EXPOSURE TO STERLING""; ""V. CONCLUSION""; ""Appendix""; ""References"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464842703321 |
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Neary J. Peter
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| [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, Research Dept., 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Index numbers (Economics)
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- Deflation (4)
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- Macroeconomics (4)