An experimental component index for the CPI: From annual computer data to monthly data on other goods

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1707-1738

  Erickson, Tim ^a   Pakes, Ariel ^b  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860409747     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.5.1707     Document Type: Article

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