The Economic Theory of Price Indices: Two Essays on the Effects of Taste, Quality, and Technological Change is concerned with the effects of consumer taste, pro
We wish to thank Georg Hasenkamp for valuable comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript and Steven Diamond for his kindness in reading the manu script and
There is no book currently available that gives a comprehensive treatment of the design, construction, and use of index numbers. However, there is a pressing ne
Although inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications
