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Bias and Inefficiency in Quality-Adjusted Hedonic Regression Analysis
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Abstract Numerous quality-adjusted hedonic price-trend studies based on computer prices have provided support to widely held suspicions that officially released price indices are not accurately measuring the price declines occurring in many information technology (IT) products. If verifiable, then general pr... view more
Numerous quality-adjusted hedonic price-trend studies based on computer prices have provided support to widely held suspicions that officially released price indices are not accurately measuring the price declines occurring in many information technology (IT) products. If verifiable, then general price inflation is being overestimated and, consequently, real GDP is being underestimated. Existing evidence, however, is inconclusive. First, empirical findings for IT-products other than computers are extremely rare and, secondly, estimation bias is inherent in the hedonic regression technique most commonly employed. This paper presents an unbiased method together with an estimated quality-adjusted price trend for laser printers (1993-2004).... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 95-107
Journal
Applied Economics, 39 (2006) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840500427841
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)