Getting Prices Right

Getting Prices Right
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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0765602210
ISBN-13 : 9780765602213
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Book Synopsis Getting Prices Right by : Dean Baker

Download or read book Getting Prices Right written by Dean Baker and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1998 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents both sides of the debate about the accuracy of methods used to determine the consumer price index (CPI) and its role in balancing the federal budget. Analyzes the Boskin Commission report, which states that the CPI was too high and needs to be adjusted downward to save billions of dollars in government entitlement payments and raise taxes, and raises serious doubts about the report's results. Includes many bandw charts and graphs. Paper edition $19.95, 0-7656- 0222-9. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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