Economics and the price index /
Afriat, S. N., 1925-
Economics and the price index / S.N. Afriat, Carlo Milana ; foreword, Angus Deaton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xxii, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 111 . - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 111. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The super price index: Irving Fisher, and after -- The price level computation method -- Price level computation : illustrations -- The system of inequalities ars > Xs-Xr -- On the constructibility of consistent price indices between several periods simultaneously -- The theory of exact and superlative index numbers revisited.
This book brings together a coherent discussion of fifty years of astonishingly creative work on the 'The Index Number Problem'. Co-written by the leading figure in this field, it will be of interest to all those for whom the price index problem remains a source of fascination.
9780415471817 (hardcover) 0415471818 (hardcover) 9780203891483 (e-book) 0203891481 (e-book)
2008009726
Price indexes.
Index numbers (Economics)
HB225 / .A326 2009
338.5'28
Economics and the price index / S.N. Afriat, Carlo Milana ; foreword, Angus Deaton. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xxii, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 111 . - Routledge frontiers of political economy ; 111. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The super price index: Irving Fisher, and after -- The price level computation method -- Price level computation : illustrations -- The system of inequalities ars > Xs-Xr -- On the constructibility of consistent price indices between several periods simultaneously -- The theory of exact and superlative index numbers revisited.
This book brings together a coherent discussion of fifty years of astonishingly creative work on the 'The Index Number Problem'. Co-written by the leading figure in this field, it will be of interest to all those for whom the price index problem remains a source of fascination.
9780415471817 (hardcover) 0415471818 (hardcover) 9780203891483 (e-book) 0203891481 (e-book)
2008009726
Price indexes.
Index numbers (Economics)
HB225 / .A326 2009
338.5'28