Introduction to price and productivity measurement for housing

This paper provides a brief introduction to a proposed new opportunity cost treatment of owner-occupied housing in measures of inflation for the United States. In addition, the paper introduces, and provides links to, a collection of nine other papers that discuss various aspects of the treatment of owner-occupied housing in measures of inflation for a number of nations, including Canada, Germany, Iceland, and the United States.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Balk, Bert M. ; Diewert, W. Erwin ; Nakamura, Alice O.
Institutions:	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Subject:	Durable goods \| Consumer \| Consumer price indexes \| Cost of living adjustments \| Housing

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 09-5
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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