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Studies on the Comparability of Consumer Price Indices
Author(s) -
Dalén Jörgen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international statistical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.051
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1751-5823
pISSN - 0306-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-5823.1998.tb00407.x
Subject(s) - comparability , econometrics , european union , maastricht treaty , economics , convergence (economics) , treaty , statistics , regional science , international trade , european integration , macroeconomics , mathematics , political science , geography , combinatorics , law
Summary Comparability of statistical data between countries is a major objective for international statistical organisations such as EUROSTAT. The convergence criteria set down in the Maastricht Treaty explicitly require comparable consumer price indices in the European Union. We present an empirical analysis, largely based on simulations with Swedish and Finnish CPI data, of various potential sources of non‐comparability, conceptual as well as technical ones.