Budgetary and Distributional Effects of Adopting the Chained CPI

Marples, Donald J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Economic policy;    Consumer price indexes;    Cost of living;   

RP-ID  :  R43347
RP-ID  :  R43347_2014Mar07

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines the budgetary and distributional effects of using what is referred to as the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U or chained CPI) as the official measure of inflation for adjusting federal revenue and spending programs for inflation.