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Of economics and statistics: the Gerschenkron effect

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  • Stefano Fenoaltea

    (Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Turin)

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The 'Gerschenkron effect' refers to the purported biases of early-weighted and late-weighted indices of production. If production is properly measured in what economists mean by real terms, the Gerschenkron effect does not exist at all.

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  • Stefano Fenoaltea, 2019. "Of economics and statistics: the Gerschenkron effect," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 72(290), pages 195-205.
    • Handle: RePEc:psl:pslqrr:2019:32
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    Keywords

    Measurement; production; Gerschenkron effect;
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    JEL classification:

    • C19 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Other
    • C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General

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