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November, 2000, Vol. 123, No. 11
Alternative CPI aggregations: two approaches
Mary Kokoski
Economist, Division of Price and Index Number Research,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Plutocratic and democratic approaches for constructing an aggregate price index each incorporate different
normative assumptions about the well-being of U.S. households; neither is favored by economic theory
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