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The Index-Number Problem and Its Solution

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  • © 1989

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  1. G. Stuvel

    1. All Souls College, Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Binary Comparisons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Problem

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      Pages 3-12

    3. The Traditional Approach

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      Pages 13-20

    4. The Analytical Approach

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      Pages 21-35

    5. Properties and Tests

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      Pages 36-52

  3. Multiple Comparisons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Indirect and Chain Indices

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      Pages 55-73

    3. Other Transitive Indices

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      Pages 74-95

  4. Miscellaneous Notes

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      Pages 97-97
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    2. Irving Fisher’s Search for the Ideal Index Number

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      Pages 99-101

    3. Banerjee’s Factorial Index Numbers

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      Pages 102-103

    4. The Comparative Proportionality Test

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      Pages 104-106

    5. Von Bortkiewicz Formulae

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      Pages 107-108

    6. The Relation Between P S and P F

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      Pages 109-111

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 112-118
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Index numbers of price and quantity play an important role in the index-linking of government loans. The object of this study is to ascertain what formulae should be used in the construction of new index numbers to replace those known to produce biased measures of price and volume change.

Authors and Affiliations

  • All Souls College, Oxford, UK

    G. Stuvel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Index-Number Problem and Its Solution

  • Authors: G. Stuvel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10816-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: G. Stuvel 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-10818-3Published: 01 January 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-10816-9Published: 18 June 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 118

  • Topics: Econometrics, Political Science

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