Approximating a cost-of-living index from demand functions

DOI10.1016/0165-1765(95)00661-XMaRDI QIDQ672563zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Bert M. Balk

Publication date 28 February 1997

Published in Economics Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(95)00661-x

zbMATH Keywords

Cost-of-living indexDemand functions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82)

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