Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems, 140.
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1. Introduction.- 2. Price Indices Depending only on Prices.- 2.1 Definition, Examples, Implications.- 2.2 Characterizations of Price Indices.- 3. Price Indices Depending on Prices and Quantities.- 3.1 Definition, Examples.- 3.2 Fisher's System of Tests.- 3.3 Implications and Characterizations.- 3.4 Independence and Inconsistency of Fisher's Tests.- 3.5 General Solution of the Inconsistency Problem.- 4. Price Levels, Price Indices, and Fisher's Equation of Exchange.- 4.1 Definition, Examples, Implications.- 4.2 Characterizations of Price Levels.- 4.3 Fisher's Equation of Exchange Reconsidered.- 5. Bibliography.- 6. Index.