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Measurement in Economics A Handbook

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ISBN-10: 0123704898

ISBN-13: 9780123704894

Edition: 2007

Authors: Marcel Boumans

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Measurement in Economics: a Handbook aims to serve as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for quantitative empirical economics, inside and outside the laboratory. Covering an extensive range of fields in economics: econometrics, actuarial science, experimental economics, index theory, national accounts, and economic forecasting, it is the first book that takes measurement in economics as its central focus. It shows how different and sometimes distinct fields share the same kind of measurement problems and so how the treatment of these problems in one field can function as a guidance in other fields. This volume provides comprehensive and up-to-date surveys of recent developments in…    
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Book details

List price: $164.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 6.43" wide x 9.05" long x 1.24" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Preface
List of Contributors
General
Introduction
Representational Theory of Measurement
Measurability
Measurement With Experimental Controls
An Analytical History of Measuring Practices: The Case of Velocities of Money
Representation in Economics
Representation in Economics
Axiomatic Price Index Theory
National Accounts and Indicators
Invariance and Calibration
Representation in Econometrics
Representation in Econometrics: A Historical Perspective
Structure
Local Sensitivity in Econometrics
The Empirical Significance of Econometric Models
Precision
Precision
Optimal Experimental Design in Models of Decision and Choice
Least Squares Regression: Graduation and Filters
Timeliness and Accuracy
Author Index
Subject Index