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EC311 · Intermediate Microeconomics

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EC311 / TOPIC 13

4.5 Price indexes and cost of living

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Why can Laspeyres and Paasche bracket the true cost-of-living index?

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VISUAL NOTE · Applied microeconomics Cost of living depends on how the basket adapts

If a price rises and consumers substitute, does the old basket measure the exact cost of living?