Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/88652 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Research Papers in Economics No. 5/10
Publisher: 
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV – Volkswirtschaftslehre, Trier
Abstract: 
In order to provide information concerning the significant contributions to price index theory made by Moritz Wilhelm Drobisch (1802-1896), this paper presents an account of his pioneering scientific achievements together with a synopsis of his personal and professional life. He was the first to formulate the unit value index as well as the Laspeyres and Paasche price indices. These three indices are the key for the official inflation measurements that are made around the world today.
Subjects: 
Price
Inflation
Index Theory
Measurement
JEL: 
C43
E31
E52
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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