TY - BOOK AU - Afriat,S.N. AU - Milana,Carlo TI - Economics and the price index SN - 9780415471817 (hardcover) AV - HB225 .A326 2009 U1 - 338.5'28 22 PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Price indexes KW - Index numbers (Economics) N1 - 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 N2 - 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. UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0813/2008009726.html ER -