We define the plutocratic bias as the difference between inflation measured according to the current official CPI and a …

defence specific inflation (DSI) and presents empirical evidence that explains DSI. Comparative analysis is also conducted …

This paper examines the effectiveness of the CPI as a measure of inflation faced by Canadian seniors. I construct a … democratic price index and show that the average inflation rate (average when measured by the CPI) is often a very poor measure … of inflation rates relevant to individual households. The proportion of individual, household specific price indexes …

the published CPI inflation series is calculated from those rounded index values. While rounding has only a relatively … small effect on the level of the CPI series at present, it can have a significant effct on CPI inflation, the monthly … percent changes in the CPI. This paper estimates the impact of rounding error on the published CPI inflation for both …

This paper examines short term and long term effects of the macroeconomic variables on the inflation in Nepal during … significant in long run implying that these variables are the determinants of inflation in Nepal. However, only budget deficit …, money supply and Indian prices cause inflation in the short run. The results are consistent with monetarists’ hypothesis of …

India has experienced persistently high inflation in recent years, despite a period of below-trend economic growth. As … a result, controlling inflation has become a key objective for policymakers. The two main indicators of inflation in … inflation. This article outlines the two main price measures available for the Indian economy and discusses their role in Indiaâ …