Essays in Index Number Theory Chapters, Volume 1


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Overview of Volume 1, Chapter 1 (.pdf)
The Early History of Price Index Research, Chapter 2 (.pdf)
Konüs, Alexander Alexandrovich, Chapter 3 (.pdf)
Laspeyres, Ernst Louis Etienne, Chapter 4 (.pdf)
Index Numbers, Chapter 5 (.pdf)
Duality Approaches to Microeconomic Theory, Chapter 6 (.pdf)  
The Economic Theory of Index Numbers:  A Survey, Chapter 7 (.pdf) 
Exact and Superlative Index Numbers, Chapter 8 (.pdf)
Superlative Index Numbers and Consistency in Aggregation, Chapter 9 (.pdf)
Direct Versus Implicit Superlative Index Number Formulae, Chapter 10 (.pdf)
Group Cost of Living Indexes:  Approximations and Axiomatics, Chapter 11 (.pdf)
Test Approaches to International Comparisons, Chapter 12 (.pdf)
Fisher Ideal Output, Input and Productivity Indexes Revisted, Chapter 13 (.pdf)
Symmetric Means and Choice Under Uncertainty, Chapter 14 (.pdf) 
Hicks' Aggregation Theorem and the Existence of a Real Value Added Function, Chapter 15 (.pdf) 
A Note on Aggregation and Elasticities of Substitution, Chapter 16 (.pdf) 


Updated: June 6, 2005