Prices, poverty, and inequality : why Americans are better off than you think
Christian Broda and David E. Weinstein
| Year of publication: |
c 2008
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| Authors: | Broda, Christian M. ; Weinstein, David E. |
| Institutions: | American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Washington, DC : AEI Press |
| Subject: | Verbraucherpreisindex | Consumer price index | Armut | Poverty | Lebensstandard | Standard of living | Messung | Measurement | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | VII, 56 S. graph. Darst. 21 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54) Explaining CPI biases. Substitution bias in the CPI-U. New goods and quality bias in the CPI-U. Product turnover and quality upgrades. Globalization and new goods -- CPI biases and poverty measures. Real wages of the poor using alternative inflation measures. The impact on poverty rates -- Prices and inequality, 1990-2005. How do consumption baskets differ by income level? China and the poor in America. |
| ISBN: | 0-8447-4275-9 ; 978-0-8447-4275-5 |
| Classification: | Nordamerika |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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