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| Definition: |
The approach to index number theory that assumes that the observed price and quantity data are generated as solutions to various economic optimization problems. The quantities are assumed to be functions of the prices and not independent variables.
Also known as the “micro-economic approach”.
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In the CPI context, the economic approach usually requires the CPI to be some kind of cost of living index.
ILO, IMF, OECD, Eurostat, UNECE, World Bank, 2004, Consumer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, International Labour Office, Geneva
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/guides/cpi/index.htm.
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ILO, IMF, OECD, Eurostat, UNECE, World Bank, 2004, Producer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
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Theme: Prices and purchasing power partities |
| Created
on Monday, February 17, 2003 |
| Last
updated on Friday, July 08, 2005 |
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