Index number theory informs us that if data on matched prices and quantities are available, a superlative index number … formula is best to aggregate heterogeneous items, and a unit value index to aggregate homogeneous ones. The formulas can give … as to why such formulas differ and proposes a solution to this index number problem …

This paper proposes a new quality of growth index (QGI) for developing countries. The index encompasses both the …

failures. The approach is intended to be simple, parsimonious, and used in real time. It generates an index that we call the … banking sector contingent liability index (BCLI), based on the banking sector's size, concentration, diversification, leverage …, and riskiness of assets. The index is illustrated for 32 advanced and emerging market economies from 2006 to 2013, as well …

informative metric called the Economic Performance Index (EPI). The EPI represents a step toward clarity, by combining data on … simple by its construction, we show that its dynamics are similar to those of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI …) and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) …