The Theory of the Cost-of-Living Index

The Theory of the Cost-of-Living Index

by Robert A. Pollak
The Theory of the Cost-of-Living Index

The Theory of the Cost-of-Living Index

by Robert A. Pollak

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Overview

Providing a valuable resource for government economists, academics, and research libraries, this volume contains twelve papers by Robert Pollak—four previously unpublished—that explore the theory of the cost of living index. In addition to Pollak's classic paper, "The Theory of the Cost of Living Index," the volume includes papers on subindexes, the intertemporal cost of living index, welfare comparisons and equivalence scales, the social cost of living index, the treatment of "quality," and consumer durables in the cost of living index.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195058703
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/14/1989
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 9.59(w) x 6.42(h) x 0.85(d)

Table of Contents

1.The Theory of the Cost-of-Living Index3
2.Subindexes of the Cost-of-Living Index53
3.The Intertemporal Cost-of-Living Index70
4.Welfare Evaluation and the Cost-of-Living Index in the Household Production Model90
5.Welfare Comparisons and Equivalence Scales111
6.Group Cost-of-Living Indexes119
7.The Social Cost-of-Living Index128
8.The Treatment of "Quality" in the Cost-of-Living Index153
9.The Treatment of the Environment in the Cost-of-Living Index181
10.Consumer Durables in a Cost-of-Living Index186
11.Mortgage Interest Rates in the CPI190
12.The Treatment of Taxes in the Consumer Price Index193
Index201
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