Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Oct, 1961, Volume 29, Issue 4

A Unified Statistical Approach to the Index Number Problem

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1911806
p. 591-601

K. S. Banerjee

A unified statistical approach to index number problems is suggested in this note. Through this approach, it is possible to derive index number formulae evolved on ad hoc considerations on the one hand and, on the other, to work out a condition of equivalence giving the "true index" of cost of living. Besides facilitating studies in the problem of index numbers in general, this approach would afford a practicable generalisation for working out multi-dimensional index number formulae.


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