Toward a cost-of-living index: Progress and prospects

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-58

  Abraham, Katharine G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b United States Department of Labor   (United States)

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EID: 3042773522     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003321164949     Document Type: Conference Paper

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