200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI is used to index Social Security payments and many other federal programs, as well as to adjust tax brackets. Today, the accuracy of the CPI is being hotly debated, particularly in light of the Boskin Commission report that concluded in December 1996 that the CPI overstates inflation by 1.1%. If accepted and applied in the formulation of economic... Read more
Introduction, Dean BakerPart 1 Toward a More Accurate Measure of the Cost of Living, Michael J. BoskinChairman, Ellen R. Dulberger, Robert J. Gordon, Zvi Griliches, Dale JorgensenPart 2 Does the CPI Overstate Inflation?, Dean BakerPart 3 Additional Views on the Accuracy of the Consumer Price Index, Katharine G. Abraham, Barry P. Bosworth, Martin Feldstein;
Biography
Dean Baker
