The hedonic regression time-dummy method and the monotonicity axioms

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 485-492

  Melser, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axiomatic approach; Price index; Quality change; Test approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544494248     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/073500104000000578     Document Type: Article

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