The consumer price index :
Cagan, Phillip.
The consumer price index : issues and alternatives / - Washington, D.C. : American Enterprise Institute, 1981. - 69 p. ; - Studies in economic policy AEI studies ; .
Includes bibliographical references.
This volume assesses the merits and demerits of the Consumer Price Index in view of widespread criticisms that it has overstated the rate of inflation, especially as an index for escalating wages, social security, and federal pension payments. The book describe the purpose, uses, and construction of the CPI and compare it with various alternative measures of price changes.
0844734462
Consumer price indexes
Prices
Economic conditions
Inflation
338.5'28'0973 / CAG
The consumer price index : issues and alternatives / - Washington, D.C. : American Enterprise Institute, 1981. - 69 p. ; - Studies in economic policy AEI studies ; .
Includes bibliographical references.
This volume assesses the merits and demerits of the Consumer Price Index in view of widespread criticisms that it has overstated the rate of inflation, especially as an index for escalating wages, social security, and federal pension payments. The book describe the purpose, uses, and construction of the CPI and compare it with various alternative measures of price changes.
0844734462
Consumer price indexes
Prices
Economic conditions
Inflation
338.5'28'0973 / CAG