Price Index Concepts and Measurements brings together leading experts to address the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation. They evaluate the accuracy of COLI, a Cost-of-Goods Index, and a variety of other methodological frameworks as the bases for consumer price construction.
W. Erwin Diewert is professor in the Department of Economics at the University of British Columbia and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
John Greenlees is a Research Economist and former Associate Commissioner for Prices and Living Conditions at the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Charles R. Hulten is professor of economics at the University of Maryland and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.