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Laspeyres, Ernst Louis Etienne (1834–1913)

  • W. Erwin Diewert
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_1006-2
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Abstract

Laspeyres was born at Halle, Germany, on 28 November 1834 and died on 4 August 1913 at Giessen, Germany.

Keywords

Drobisch price index Index numbers Laspeyres index Laspeyres, E. L. E 

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B31 
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Bibliography

  1. Drobisch, M.W. 1871. Über die Berechnung der Veränderungen der Waarenpreise und des Geldswerths. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 16: 143–156.Google Scholar
  2. Rinne, H. 1981. Ernst Louis Etienne Laspeyres 1834–1913. Jahrböcher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 196: 194–216.Google Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

  • W. Erwin Diewert
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