Ralph Bradley, Ph.D., CFA

Research Economist
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Division of Price Index Number Research 

Contact Information
202-691-6575
Email

Fields of Interest
Price Index Theory, Health Economics, Econometrics

Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
CFA , Chartered Financial Analyst, 1991
M.S., Economics, Louisiana State University, 1981
M.P.P., Public Policy, Kennedy School, Harvard University, 1978

Professional Experience
State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor, 1978-1985, Assistant Director Planning
Regional Economist, WEFA Group, 1985-1987
Research Economist, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1991-present

Selected Publications and Working Papers 

• "Analytical Bias Reduction for Small Samples in the US Consumer Price Index," Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2007.
• "A Semiparametric Model for Asymmetric Information in Health Plan Markets," Economic Inquiry, 2005.
• "Pitfalls of using Unit Values as a Price Measure or Price Index," Journal of Social and Economic Measurement, 2005.
• "Can Health Care Claims Data Improve the Estimation of the Medical CPI?," joint with Xong S, Marder W. and Conklin J., International Conference on Index Number Theory and the Measurement of Prices and Productivity, ed Nakamura A. and Diewert E.  Forthcoming, National Bureau of Economic Research.

 

Last Modified Date: March 12, 2008