A newly identified source of potential CPI bias: Weekly versus monthly unit value price indexes

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 141
Issue: C
Pages: 169-172

Authors (3)

Diewert, W. Erwin (not in RePEc) Fox, Kevin J. (UNSW Sydney) de Haan, Jan (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

We find that unit value prices used for constructing the CPI should be for the same period as the index to be constructed, rather than for a sub-period. The latter approach can lead to an upward bias in the CPI.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:141:y:2016:i:c:p:169-172
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25