{"product_id":"price-index-concepts-and-measurement-w-erwin-diewert-9780226148557","title":"Price Index Concepts and Measurement: Volume 70","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Erwin Diewert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226148556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226148557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.60d","brand":"W. Erwin Diewert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086394470655,"sku":"9780226148557","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dcb26b6-1b90-4929-bf60-aafee5d1a97d.jpg?v=1769094430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/price-index-concepts-and-measurement-w-erwin-diewert-9780226148557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}