Prices, poverty, and inequality : why Americans are better off than you think /

Prices, poverty, and inequality : why Americans are better off than you think /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Broda, Christian M. (Christian Miguel), 1975-
Other Authors: Weinstein, David E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Poverty > United States.
Prices > United States.
Equality > United States.
Poor > United States.
United States > Economic conditions > 1981-2001.
United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009.
Table of Contents:
  • Explaining CPI biases. Substitution bias in the CPI-U. New goods and quality bias in the CPI-U. Product turnover and quality upgrades. Globalization and new goods
  • CPI biases and poverty measures. Real wages of the poor using alternative inflation measures. The impact on poverty rates
  • Prices and inequality, 1990-2005. How do consumption baskets differ by income level? China and the poor in America.