International Economic Transactions: Issues in Measurement and Empirical Research Volume 55

by J. David Richardson

How the government arrives at its official economic statistics deeply influences the lives of every American. Social Security payments and even some wages are linked to import prices through official inflation rates; special measures of national product are necessary for valid comparisons of vital social indicators such as relative standards of living and relative poverty. Poor information can result in poor policies. And yet, federal statistics agencies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226351351
• ISBN13: 9780226351353
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 507 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"