Addressing the quality change issue in the consumer price index

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

Volumn , Issue 1, 1997, Pages 305-366

  Moulton, Brent R ^a   Moses, Karin E ^a  

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EID: 0038803262     PISSN: 00072303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2534705     Document Type: Article

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