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The consumer price index as a measure of inflation

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Michael F. Bryan
Stephen G. Cecchetti

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An estimation of a price index that is immune to some of the weighting biases that can hinder the use of the Consumer Price Index as a reliable measure of inflation.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its journal Economic Review.

Volume (Year): (1993)
Issue (Month): Q IV ()
Pages: 15-24
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Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcer:y:1993:i:qiv:p:15-24:n:v.29no.4

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Keywords: Consumer price indexes ; Inflation (Finance);

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  2. Mark A. Wynne & Fiona Sigalla, 1993. "A survey of measurement biases in price indexes," Research Paper 9340, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Alchian, Armen A & Klein, Benjamin, 1973. "On a Correct Measure of Inflation," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 5(1), pages 173-91, Part I Fe. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Diewert, Erwin, 2007. "Index Numbers," UBC Departmental Archives diewert-07-01-03-08-17-23, UBC Department of Economics, revised 31 Jan 2007. [Downloadable!]
  5. Gordon, Robert J, 1992. "Measuring the Aggregate Price Level: Implications for Economic Performance and Policy," CEPR Discussion Papers 663, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  6. David E. Lebow & John M. Roberts & David J. Stockton, 1992. "Economic performance under price stability," Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section 125, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
  7. Michael F. Bryan & Stephen G. Cecchetti, 1993. "Measuring Core Inflation," NBER Working Papers 4303, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Laurence Ball & N. Gregory Mankiw, 1995. "Relative-Price Changes as Aggregate Supply Shocks," NBER Working Papers 4168, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  9. James H. Stock & Mark W. Watson, 1988. "A Probability Model of The Coincident Economic Indicators," NBER Working Papers 2772, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  10. Braithwait, Steven D, 1980. "The Substitution Bias of the Laspeyres Price Index: An Analysis Using Estimated Cost-of-Living Indexes," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 70(1), pages 64-77, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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