Inflation
History and Measurement
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Beschreibung
This book is a non-technical introduction to the history of – and current measurement practice of – inflation for the United Kingdom, with comparative international case studies. The authors describe the historical development of inflation measures in a global context, and do so without using formal mathematical language and related jargon that relates only to a few specialist scholars. Although inflation is a widely used and quoted statistic, and despite the important role inflation plays in real people’s lives – through pension uprating, train tickets, interest rates and the work of economists – few people understand how it is created. O’Neill, Ralph and Smith mix historical data with a description of practices inside the UK statistical system and abroad, which will aid understanding of how this important economic statistic is produced, and the important and controversial choices that statisticians have made over time.
Helps to understand how inflation is created and measured in the UK
Explains why inflation is important and how the current measurement system has developed
Charts the history of inflation back to 1904
Written in an accessible style
Helps to understand how inflation is created and measured in the UK Explains why inflation is important and how the current measurement system has developed Charts the history of inflation back to 1904 Written in an accessible style Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Robert O'Neill
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Economic statistics Measurement practice Historical development of inflation Pension uprating Interest rates Economic history of inflation Price index Retail prices index Inflation Consumer goods The Office for National Statistics The general level of prices Consumer Prices Index European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices Institute of Fiscal Studies
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“This book is a very well-researched history of the development of measures of inflation in the UK over the past three hundred years. It is also a source of technical information for anybody wanting to delve into the detail of how consumer price indices are compiled.” (John Astin, Significance Magazine, Vol. 15 (05), October, 2018)
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