Part 1 Index Theory for Property Price Indexes -- Chapter 1 International Policy Discussion in Property Price Indices -- Chapter 2 Theoretical Background of Hedonic Measure and Repeat Sales Measure -- Part 2 Empirical Studies for RPPI using Tokyo Data -- Chapter 3 A Comparison of Alternative...

The paper studies the problems associated with the construction of price indexes for commercial properties that could be used in the System of National Accounts. Property price indexes are required for the stocks of commercial properties in the Balance Sheets of the country. Related service...

Statistical offices try to match item models when measuring inflation between two periods. However, for product areas with a high turnover of differentiated models, the use of hedonic indexes is more appropriate since they include unmatched new and old models. There are two main competing...

The paper considers the problem of choosing a multilateral system of index numbers in order to make aggregate price and quantity comparisons between many countries and regions. The problems involved in choosing functional forms in order to make these comparisons are both theoretically and...