Getting Real: Price Deflation of Nominal Values

Kokoski Mary
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Kokoski Mary: UMBC

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2010, vol. 1, issue 1, 11

Abstract: It is often useful to convert nominal values to real values for applied welfare analysis. This article discusses the use of price deflators, and several published economic indices that may be useful for this process.

Keywords: price deflators; price indices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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