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Alan Heston

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This person is deceased (Date: 26 Oct 2024)
First Name:Alan
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RePEc Short-ID:phe660
Terminal Degree:1962 Economics Department; Yale University (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Working papers

  1. Alan Heston & D.S. Prasada Rao, 2021. "Price Levels, Size, Distribution and Growth of the World Economy: Insights from recent International Comparisons of Prices and Real Product," PIER Working Paper Archive 21-013, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
  2. Bettina H. Aten & Alan Heston, 2020. "The Owner-Premium Adjustment in Housing Imputations," BEA Working Papers 0177, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
  3. Alan Heston, 2008. "What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from Purchasing Power Comparisons?," Macroeconomics Working Papers 22166, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
  4. Angus Deaton & Alan Heston, 2008. "Understanding PPPs and PPP-based national accounts," NBER Working Papers 14499, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Feenstra, Robert C. & Heston, Alan & Timmer, Marcel P. & Deng, Haiyan, 2007. "Estimating Real Production and Expenditures Across Nations: A Proposal for Improving the Penn World Tables," GGDC Research Memorandum GD-95, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen.
  6. Bettina Aten & Alan W. Heston, 2003. "Regional Output Differences in International Perspective," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2003-55, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  7. Alan W. Heston, 1962. "The Demand for Cash and Working Balances of Corporations," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 148, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
  8. Alan W. Heston, 1961. "Corporate Cash and Security Holdings: An Empirical Study of Cash, Securities and Other Current Accounts of Large Corporations," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 127, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.

Articles

  1. Alan Heston, 2017. "Flaw of One Price; The International Comparison Program in Historical Perspective," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 131(1), pages 7-21, March.
  2. Alan Heston, 2013. "In Memoriam: R obert S ummers," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 59(1), pages 169-172, March.
  3. Angus Deaton & Alan Heston, 2010. "Understanding PPPs and PPP-Based National Accounts," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 2(4), pages 1-35, October.
  4. Robert C. Feenstra & Alan Heston & Marcel P. Timmer & Haiyan Deng, 2009. "Estimating Real Production and Expenditures across Nations: A Proposal for Improving the Penn World Tables," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 91(1), pages 201-212, February.
  5. Heston, Alan & Nakamura, Alice O., 2009. "Questions about the equivalence of market rents and user costs for owner occupied housing," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 273-279, September.
  6. Alan Heston & Vijay Kumar, 2008. "Institutional Flaws and Corruption Incentives in India," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(9), pages 1243-1261.
  7. Saeed Heravi & Alan Heston & Mick Silver, 2003. "Using Scanner Data to Estimate Country Price Parities: A Hedonic Regression Approach," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 49(1), pages 1-21, March.
  8. Alan Heston, 2003. "Crusades and Jihads: a Long-run Economic Perspective," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 588(1), pages 112-135, July.
  9. Chen, Yi Vivian & Heston, Alan & Lipsey, Robert, 2000. "International and interarea comparisons of income, output and prices," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 363-364, December.
  10. Alan Heston, 1997. "Measuring and analyzing aggregate fluctuations: the importance of building from microeconomic evidence - commentary," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue May, pages 79-82.
  11. Heston, Alan & Summers, Robert, 1996. "International Price and Quantity Comparisons: Potentials and Pitfalls," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(2), pages 20-24, May.
  12. Heston, Alan, 1994. "A brief review of some problems in using national accounts data in level of output comparisons and growth studies," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 29-52, June.
  13. Heston, Alan & Nuxoll, Daniel A & Summers, Robert, 1994. "The Differential-Productivity Hypothesis and Purchasing-Power Parties: Some New Evidence," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 2(3), pages 227-243, October.
  14. Heston, Alan, 1994. "Income levels, growth and price structures in the ESCAP region, 1960-1990," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 5(1), pages 1-13.
  15. Alan Heston, 1992. "Irving B. Kravis (1917–1992)," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 38(3), pages 363-363, September.
  16. Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1991. "The Penn World Table (Mark 5): An Expanded Set of International Comparisons, 1950–1988," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 106(2), pages 327-368.
  17. Alan Heston & George Modelski & John Adams, 1989. "Economics," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 501(1), pages 223-230, January.
  18. Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1988. "A New Set Of International Comparisons Of Real Product And Price Levels Estimates For 130 Countries, 1950–1985," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 34(1), pages 1-25, March.
  19. Heston, Alan, 1988. "Agrarian Bengal: Economy, Social Structure and Politics, 1919–1947. By Sugata Bose. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. xii, 284. $42.50," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 48(1), pages 199-200, March.
  20. Heston, Alan & Summers, Robert, 1988. "What We Have Learned about Prices and Quantities from International Comparisons: 1987," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 78(2), pages 467-473, May.
  21. Alan Heston, 1987. "Africa, Asia, and Latin America," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 491(1), pages 175-177, May.
  22. Heston, Alan, 1987. "$27.00Paul Marer, Dollar GNPs of the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Lexington, Massachusetts (1986), p. xiii+229," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 22(3-4), pages 395-397, May.
  23. Alan Heston, 1986. "Book reviews : SUMIT GUHA, The Agrarian Economy of the Bombay Deccan 1818-1941. Delhi, Oxford University Press, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, 1985, pp. 211 (with a bibliography), Rs. 145," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 23(4), pages 440-442, December.
  24. Heston, Alan, 1986. "International Economic Indicators: A Sourcebook. By Geoffrey H. Moore and Melita H. Moore. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. ix, 373. $45.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(2), pages 580-580, June.
  25. Heston, Alan & Hasnain, H & Hussain, S Z & Khan, R N, 1985. "The Economics of Camel Transport in Pakistan," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 34(1), pages 121-141, October.
  26. Alan Heston, 1985. "International Relations and Politics," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 477(1), pages 150-151, January.
  27. Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1984. "Improved International Comparisons Of Real Product And Its Composition: 1950–1980," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 30(2), pages 207-219, June.
  28. Summers, Robert & Kravis, Irving B. & Heston, Alan, 1984. "Changes in the world income distribution," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 237-269, May.
  29. Heston, Alan, 1984. "An introduction to South Asia: B.H. Farmer, (Methuen, New York, 1983) pp. ix + 253," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 334-335, December.
  30. Heston, Alan, 1984. "Public expenditure and Indian development policy, 1960-1970: John Toye, (Cambridge University Press, New York, 1981) pp. xviii + 270, $39.50," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 334-335, December.
  31. Heston, Alan & Kumar, Dharma, 1983. "The persistence of land fragmentation in peasant agriculture: An analysis of South Asian cases," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 199-220, April.
  32. Alan Heston, 1983. "A Different Perspective of Pakistan's Economy. The Structure of Expenditures and Prices, 1975-81," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 22(3), pages 163-177.
  33. I. B. Kravis & A. Heston & R. Summers, 1982. "Corrigendum To “New Insights Into The Structure Of The World Economy”," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 28(3), pages 361-363, September.
  34. Irving B. Kravis & Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1982. "Comments On: “Selected Problems Of Intercountry Comparisons On The Basis Of The Experience Of The Eec”," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 28(4), pages 407-410, December.
  35. Irving B. Kravis & Alan Heston & Robert Summers, 1981. "New Insights Into The Structure Of The World Economy," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 27(4), pages 339-355, December.
  36. Robert Summers & Irving B. Kravis & Alan Heston, 1980. "International Comparisons Of Real Product And Its Composition: 1950–77," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 26(1), pages 19-33, March.
  37. Heston, Alan W., 1980. "Classical Political Economy and British Policy in India. By S. Ambirajan. Cambridge South Asian Studies, 21. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Pp. vii, 301. $31.00. - Land, Landlo," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 40(4), pages 900-902, December.
  38. Heston, Alan & Summers, Robert, 1980. "Comparative Indian Economic Growth: 1870 to 1970," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 70(2), pages 96-101, May.
  39. Heston, Alan, 1979. "Bengal Agriculture, 1920–1946: A Quantitative Study. By M. Mufakharul Islam. New York and London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Pp. xiv, 283. $29.50," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 39(3), pages 799-800, September.
  40. Kravis, Irving B & Heston, Alan W & Summers, Robert, 1978. "Real GDP per Capita for More Than One Hundred Countries," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 88(350), pages 215-242, June.
  41. Alan Heston, 1978. "A Further Critique of Historical Yields Per Acre in India," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 15(2), pages 187-210, April.
  42. Heston, Alan W., 1977. "East Indian Fortunes: The British in Bengal in the Eighteenth Century. By P. J. Marshall. Oxford: At Clarendon Press, 1976. Pp. 284. $16.25. - Partner in Empire: Dwarkanath Tagore and the Age of Enter," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(4), pages 1074-1076, December.
  43. Alan W. Heston, 1977. "The Standard of Living in Akbar's Time: A Comment," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 14(3), pages 391-396, July.
  44. Alan W. Heston, 1973. "Official Yields Per Acre in India, 1886-1947; Some Questions of Interpretation," The Indian Economic & Social History Review, , vol. 10(4), pages 303-332, October.
  45. Alan Heston, 1973. "A Comparison Of Some Short‐Cut Methods Of Estimating Real Product Per Capita," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 19(1), pages 79-104, March.
  46. Heston, Alan W., 1970. "Land Control and Social Structure in Indian History. Edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. Pp. xxi, 256. $10.00," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 30(4), pages 887-888, December.
  47. Heston, Alan, 1965. "Growth of Commercial Agriculture in Bengal, 1757–1900. By Benoy Chowdhury. Calcutta: Quality Printers, 1964. Pp. iv, 217. Rs. 20. - Agrarian Relations and Early British Rule in India: A Case Study of ," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(3), pages 428-430, September.
  48. Heston, Alan, 1965. "Studies in the Development of Capitalism in India. By Shiva Chandra Jha. Calcutta: Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1963. Pp. ix, 415. Rs. 20," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(1), pages 158-158, March.

Chapters

  1. Bettina Aten & Alan Heston, 2009. "Chaining Methods for International Real Product and Purchasing Power Comparisons: Issues and Alternatives," Chapters, in: D. S.P. Rao (ed.), Purchasing Power Parities of Currencies, chapter 10, pages 245-273, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Alan Heston, 2009. "Comment on "Durables and Owner-Occupied Housing in a Consumer Price Index"," NBER Chapters, in: Price Index Concepts and Measurement, pages 500-505, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Robert Summers & Alan Heston, 1999. "The World Distribution of Well-being Dissected," NBER Chapters, in: International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices, pages 479-508, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. Alan Heston & Robert E. Lipsey, 1999. "Introduction to "International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices"," NBER Chapters, in: International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices, pages 1-9, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Alan Heston & Robert E. Lipsey, 1999. "Glossary," NBER Chapters, in: International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices, pages 509-515, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Alan Heston & Robert Summers, 1992. "Measuring Final Product Services for International Comparisons," NBER Chapters, in: Output Measurement in the Service Sectors, pages 493-516, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. Robert Summers & Irving B. Kravis & Alan Heston, 1981. "Inequality among Nations: 1950 and 1975," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Paul Bairoch & Maurice Lévy-Leboyer (ed.), Disparities in Economic Development since the Industrial Revolution, chapter 2, pages 18-25, Palgrave Macmillan.

Books

  1. Heston, Alan & Lipsey, Robert E. (ed.), 2000. "International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226331102, August.
  2. Alan Heston & Robert E. Lipsey, 1999. "International and Interarea Comparisons of Income, Output, and Prices," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number hest99-1.

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  1. NEP-DEV: Development (4) 2004-11-22 2007-03-17 2008-11-25 2009-06-10
  2. NEP-CWA: Central and Western Asia (3) 2008-11-25 2009-06-10 2010-08-28
  3. NEP-CNA: China (2) 2008-11-25 2021-08-09
  4. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2008-11-25 2021-08-09
  5. NEP-INT: International Trade (1) 2007-03-17
  6. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2008-11-25
  7. NEP-OPM: Open Economy Macroeconomics (1) 2021-08-09

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