Laspeyres formula
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The Laspeyres formula is a price index calculation method that measures changes in the cost of a fixed basket of goods or assets using base-period quantities as weights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laspeyres formula canonical | 1 |
| Laspeyres-type index | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laspeyres formula Context triple: [FTSE MIB, calculationMethod, Laspeyres formula]
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A.
GDP deflator
The GDP deflator is a broad measure of overall price inflation in an economy, capturing the change in prices of all domestically produced final goods and services included in GDP.
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B.
Alkire-Foster method
The Alkire-Foster method is a widely used framework for measuring multidimensional poverty by identifying who is poor and in which overlapping deprivations they experience across several dimensions of well-being.
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C.
Fisher equation
The Fisher equation is a fundamental economic formula that relates nominal interest rates, real interest rates, and expected inflation, widely used in macroeconomics and finance.
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D.
Kaldor–Verdoorn law
The Kaldor–Verdoorn law is an economic principle that posits a positive relationship between the growth of output and the growth of labor productivity, often used to explain cumulative and self-reinforcing processes in industrial growth.
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E.
Hicksian demand
Hicksian demand is a concept in microeconomics that describes how a consumer’s demand for goods changes when prices vary while holding utility (satisfaction) constant, often used in welfare and consumer theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Laspeyres formula Target entity description: The Laspeyres formula is a price index calculation method that measures changes in the cost of a fixed basket of goods or assets using base-period quantities as weights.
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A.
GDP deflator
The GDP deflator is a broad measure of overall price inflation in an economy, capturing the change in prices of all domestically produced final goods and services included in GDP.
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B.
Alkire-Foster method
The Alkire-Foster method is a widely used framework for measuring multidimensional poverty by identifying who is poor and in which overlapping deprivations they experience across several dimensions of well-being.
-
C.
Fisher equation
The Fisher equation is a fundamental economic formula that relates nominal interest rates, real interest rates, and expected inflation, widely used in macroeconomics and finance.
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D.
Kaldor–Verdoorn law
The Kaldor–Verdoorn law is an economic principle that posits a positive relationship between the growth of output and the growth of labor productivity, often used to explain cumulative and self-reinforcing processes in industrial growth.
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E.
Hicksian demand
Hicksian demand is a concept in microeconomics that describes how a consumer’s demand for goods changes when prices vary while holding utility (satisfaction) constant, often used in welfare and consumer theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cost-of-living index formula
ⓘ
economic index ⓘ price index formula ⓘ statistical index ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
financial assets
ⓘ
goods ⓘ services ⓘ |
| assumes | no substitution between goods in response to price changes ⓘ |
| basePeriod | reference period for prices and quantities ⓘ |
| compares | current-period prices to base-period prices ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
ⓘ
linked to:
Consumer Price Index
many national CPI methodologies ⓘ |
| field |
economics
ⓘ
index number theory ⓘ official statistics ⓘ price statistics ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
requires only base-period quantity data
ⓘ
simple to compute ⓘ |
| hasDisadvantage |
does not reflect changes in consumption patterns
ⓘ
weights become outdated over time ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalForm | L = (Σ p_t q_0) / (Σ p_0 q_0) ⓘ |
| hasProperty | upward substitution bias ⓘ |
| holdsConstant | base-period quantities ⓘ |
| isComparedWith |
Fisher index
ⓘ
Paasche formula ⓘ Törnqvist index ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
Laspeyres-type index
ⓘ
linked to:
Laspeyres formula
fixed-weight index ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
central banks
ⓘ
international organizations ⓘ national statistical offices ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
Consumer Price Index
ⓘ
Producer Price Index ⓘ export price indices ⓘ import price indices ⓘ wage indexation ⓘ |
| measures |
changes in the cost of a fixed basket of goods
ⓘ
inflation in a fixed basket ⓘ price level changes over time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Étienne Laspeyres ⓘ |
| tendsTo | overstate cost-of-living increases ⓘ |
| timeAggregation | compares current period t to base period 0 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deflating nominal values
ⓘ
indexing contracts to inflation ⓘ measuring real income changes ⓘ |
| uses |
base-period quantities as weights
ⓘ
fixed basket of goods ⓘ |
| weightType | expenditure weights from base period ⓘ |
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