The Computer and the Statistician. Computerization and the Mobilization of Scanner Data by National Statistical Institutes for the Construction of Price Indexes

Julien Gradoz
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Julien Gradoz: CLERSÉ - Centre Lillois d’Études et de Recherches Sociologiques et Économiques - UMR 8019 - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This article analyzes the impact of the availability of scanner data, resulting from the computerization of retail stores, on the practices of national statistical institutes concerning the construction of price indexes. Notably, it details the methodological shift in the construction of price indexes allowed by the availability of scanner data and analyzes the technical constraints which can explain the (still) current low mobilization of scanner data by national statistical institutes.

Keywords: Computerization of economics; price index; scanner data; cost-of-living; Informatisation de l’économie; indice de prix; données de caisse; coût de la vie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-01
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Published in Œconomia - History/Methodology/Philosophy, 2023, Œconomia - History/Methodology/Philosophy, 13 (3), pp.849-876. ⟨10.4000/oeconomia.15455⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/oeconomia.15455

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