An estimation of CPI biases in Argentina 1985-2005, and its implications on real income growth and income distribution
On this paper we estimate the amount of CPI biases for GBA during the period 1985- 2005 by shifts in Engel’s curves estimated on expenditure surveys. The results confirm that the CPI overstates inflation by more than 60%, which implies an income growth of the surveys between 4.3 and 5.7% per year. A...
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| Formato: | Objeto de conferencia |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2010
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/170375 |
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| Sumario: | On this paper we estimate the amount of CPI biases for GBA during the period 1985- 2005 by shifts in Engel’s curves estimated on expenditure surveys. The results confirm that the CPI overstates inflation by more than 60%, which implies an income growth of the surveys between 4.3 and 5.7% per year. Additionally we find that the impact of the bias is concentrated in lower-income individuals. Correcting this impact can alter the evolution of inequality over the period. |
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