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Commensurability and Characterization of Normalization Conditions for Cost-of-Living Comparisons under Time-Varying CES Preferences

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  • Abe, Naohito
  • Rao, D.S. Prasada

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We show that the normalization conditions for a CES utility function with time-varying preferences (Redding and Weinstein, 2020) must be of weighted-geometric mean form to ensure commensurability of price indexes, and numerically illustrate failure of additive normalization to satisfy commensurability.

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  • Abe, Naohito & Rao, D.S. Prasada, 2024. "Commensurability and Characterization of Normalization Conditions for Cost-of-Living Comparisons under Time-Varying CES Preferences," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 244(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:244:y:2024:i:c:s0165176524005020
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112018
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