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Quality growth: New evidence from Japanese household-level data

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This article estimates quality Engel curves for 52 durable goods used to measure quality upgrading in the Japanese CPI between 1990 and 2004. The estimation shows that the unmeasured quality growth is averaging less than 0.1% annually.

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  • Shimizutani, Satoshi, 2012. "Quality growth: New evidence from Japanese household-level data," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 114(1), pages 76-79.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:1:p:76-79
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.08.028
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    Keywords

    Quality growth; Quality Engel curve; Consumer price index;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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