Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures

John Sabelhaus editor Christopher D Carroll editor Thomas F Crossley editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:16th Jun '15

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Robust and reliable measures of consumer expenditures are essential for analyzing aggregate economic activity and for measuring differences in household circumstances. Many countries, including the United States, are embarking on ambitious projects to redesign surveys of consumer expenditures, making this an appropriate time to examine the challenges and opportunities that alternative approaches might present. Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures begins with a comprehensive review of current methodologies for collecting consumer expenditure data. Subsequent chapters highlight the range of different objectives that expenditure surveys may satisfy, compare the data available from consumer expenditure surveys with that available from other sources, and describe how current US survey practices compare with those in other nations.

ISBN: 9780226126654

Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 3mm

Weight: 765g

528 pages