Critiquing the consumer price index

Kevin Kliesen

The Regional Economist, 1997, issue Jul, 10-11

Abstract: According to some, the saying \\"everybody complains about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it\\" could be just as easily applied to the consumer price index. But what should be done?

Keywords: Consumer price indexes; Prices; Inflation (Finance) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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