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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2007
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series No. WP07/07
Verlag: 
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, Dublin
Zusammenfassung: 
The treatment of owner-occupied housing costs is a recurring problem in the construction of consumer price indices, and there are competing methodologies. In the most widely-used Irish index, the Payments Approach, which attaches a weight to a term involving historical house prices and an interest rate, is used to measure these costs. It is argued that this has resulted in a substantial over-statement of inflation in recent quarters, and that the over-statement will continue for some time. The Irish version of Eurostat's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, recently running well below the CPI, is a more reliable guide. Few national statistical offices use the Payments Approach, and it is argued that the procedure used in Ireland should be reviewed.
Schlagwörter: 
Consumer Price Index
Cost of Living Index
Payment Approach
Owner-Occupied Housing
JEL: 
C43
C82
D12
E31
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