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Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope

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  • Brian Adams
  • Lara Loewenstein
  • Hugh Montag
  • Randal Verbrugge

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  • Brian Adams & Lara Loewenstein & Hugh Montag & Randal Verbrugge, 2022. "Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope," Economic Working Papers 555, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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    • E27 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household

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