Bibliograph

Improving the measurement of consumer expenditures, edited by Christopher D. Carroll, Thomas F. Crossley, and John Sabelhaus

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Improving the measurement of consumer expenditures, edited by Christopher D. Carroll, Thomas F. Crossley, and John Sabelhaus

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Improving the measurement of consumer expenditures

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

890814449

Responsibility statement

edited by Christopher D. Carroll, Thomas F. Crossley, and John Sabelhaus

Series statement

NBER studies in income and wealth, 74

Summary

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, with the goal of better capturing economic heterogeneity. This is an appropriate time to examine the way consumer expenditures are currently measured, and 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 the United States's current survey practices compare with those in other nations.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

I. What Do We Already Know about Collecting Household Expenditure Data? -- II. Goals for the Expenditure Survey Redesign -- III. Evaluating the Existing CE Survey -- IV. Alternative Approaches to Data Collection

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