Inflation History and Measurement /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: O'Neill, Robert (Συγγραφέας), Ralph, Jeff (Συγγραφέας), Smith, Paul A. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Θέματα: Finance, Public.; Economic theory.; Macroeconomics.; Economic history.; Economics.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Economic History.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Economic Systems.; Public Finance.

This book is a non-technical introduction to the history of – and current measurement practice of – inflation for the United Kingdom, with comparative international case studies. The authors describe the historical development of inflation measures in a global context, and do so without using formal...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. What is Inflation?
• Chapter 3. The Origins of Inflation Measurement: 1700–1879
• Chapter 4. What is a Price Index?
• Chapter 5. Developments in the Period 1880–1945
• Chapter 6. The Development of the Retail Prices Index: 1947–1989
• Chapter 7. What’s in the Basket?
• Chapter 8. Price Collection
• Chapter 9. Estimating Household Expenditure Shares
• Chapter 10. Years of Change: 1990–2010
• Chapter 11. Measuring Inflation at a Detailed Level
• Chapter 12. What Should we be Measuring?
• Chapter 13. Recent Developments: 2009–2016
• Chapter 14. Other Price Indices
• Chapter 15. A Look to the Future.