CPI bias and real living standards in Russia during the transition

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-160

  Gibson, John ^a   Stillman, Steven ^b   Le, Trinh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CPI bias; Living standards; Measurement error; Prices; Russia; Transition

Indexed keywords

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INFLATION; LIVING STANDARD; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 43649086153     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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