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Tests for price indices in a dynamic item universe (1808.08995v2)

Published 27 Aug 2018 in econ.EM

Abstract: There is generally a need to deal with quality change and new goods in the consumer price index due to the underlying dynamic item universe. Traditionally axiomatic tests are defined for a fixed universe. We propose five tests explicitly formulated for a dynamic item universe, and motivate them both from the perspectives of a cost-of-goods index and a cost-of-living index. None of the indices satisfies all the tests at the same time, which are currently available for making use of scanner data that comprises the whole item universe. The set of tests provides a rigorous diagnostic for whether an index is completely appropriate in a dynamic item universe, as well as pointing towards the directions of possible remedies. We thus outline a large index family that potentially can satisfy all the tests.

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