1st Edition

Index Numbers in Economic Theory and Practice

By R. G. D. Allen Copyright 1975
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

There is no book currently available that gives a comprehensive treatment of the design, construction, and use of index numbers. However, there is a pressing need for one in view of the increasing and more sophisticated employment of index numbers in the whole range of applied economics and specifically in discussions of macroeconomic policy. In this book, R. G. D. Allen meets this need in simple... Read more
Preface, 1. GENERAL SURVEY, 2. THEORY: THE TWO-SITUATION CASE, 3. ILLUSTRATIONS, 4. RUNS OF INDEX NUMBERS, 5. CHAIN INDEX NUMBERS, 6. SOME APPLICATIONS, 7. FURTHER INDEX-NUMBER PROBLEMS, Bibliography, Index

Biography

R. G. D. Allen