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Tables of Contents for Getting Prices Right
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IX
INTRODUCTION
1
4
Dean Baker
PART 1 TOWARD A MORE ACCURATE MEASURE OF THE COST OF LIVING
5
74
Michael J. Boskin
Ellen R. Dulberger
Robert J. Gordon
Zvi Griliches
Dale Jorgensen
Executive Summary
7
4
I. Introduction
11
3
II. Indexing the Federal Budget
14
3
III. How the CPI Is Constructed
17
5
IV. The Consumer Price Index and a Cost of Living Index
22
7
V. Quality Change and New Products
29
21
VI. Estimates of Biases by Type and in Total
50
5
VII. Other Issues
55
4
VIII. The Commission's Recommendations
59
6
IX. Conclusion
65
14
Endnotes
67
5
References
72
4
Appendix: Figures
76
1
List of Commission Members
77
2
PART 2 DOES THE CPI OVERSTATE INFLATION? AN ANALYSIS OF THE BOSKIN COMMISSION REPORT
79
78
Dean Baker
I. The Implications of the Boskin Commission's Conclusions
82
13
II. The Evidence for an Overstated CPI
95
30
III. Is Inflation the Same for Everyone?
125
6
IV. The CPI and a Cost-of-Living Index Compared
131
9
V. Conclusion: Is the CPI the Best Measure of Consumer Inflation?
140
2
Endnotes
142
6
Appendix A: The Record on Adjusting for CPI Bias in Research by Commission Members
148
4
Appendix B: Examples of New Car Reliability/Durability Quality Adjustments in the CPI Since 1992
152
1
References
153
4
PART 3 ADDITIONAL VIEWS ON THE ACCURACY OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
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18
Katharine G. Abraham
159
6
Barry P. Bosworth
165
6
Martin Feldstein
171
4
FURTHER READINGS
175
6
INDEX
181
8
ABOUT EPI
189
1
ABOUT THE EDITOR
190