The author starts with opposing the views which connect the acceptance of the economic content of index formulae with the possibility of their demonstrative interpretation. He reviews the conceptions ...
The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 64, No. 1, Special Invited Issue: Celebrating Irving Fisher: The Legacy of a Great Economist (Jan., 2005), pp. 311-360 (50 pages) Traditional ...
Is the economy strong enough to deliver the American dream? Middle-class prosperity, that is? We address that question with a new index that blends seven economic factors into a single number for each ...