{"product_id":"price-index-concepts-and-measurement-volume-70-9780226148557","title":"Price Index Concepts and Measurement: Volume 70","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): W. Erwin Diewert | John Greenlees | Charles R. Hulten\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economics - Microeconomics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough inflation is much feared for its negative effects on the economy, how to measure it is a matter of considerable debate that has important implications for interest rates, monetary supply, and investment and spending decisions. Underlying many of these issues is the concept of the Cost-of-Living Index (COLI) and its controversial role as the methodological foundation for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrice Index Concepts and Measurements \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation. They evaluate the accuracy of COLI, a Cost-of-Goods Index, and a variety of other methodological frameworks as the bases for consumer price construction. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47813539365015,"sku":"9780226148557","price":16102.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226148557.webp?v=1778336684","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/price-index-concepts-and-measurement-volume-70-9780226148557","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}