dimelab dimelab: shrinking the gap between talk and action.

Hedonically-Adjusted Topic in The Credit Debacle Catalog

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: America: Banana Republic Watch

(2007-05-06); "taking steps towards being a small-minded, elite-dominated, sham democracy"; overstating employment; ministry of truth; overstating GDP by hedonic adjustment; birth/death adjustments to employment; "Banana Republic Indicators"

America; Banana Republic Watch; naked capitalism.

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

An inflation debate brews over intangibles at the mall

by Timothy Aeppel, The Wall Street Journal; 2003-05-09; understating inflation; hedonic adjustment

inflation debate brews; intangibles; Mall.

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Grossly Distorted Procedures

by Mike Shedlock (mish); GDP overstated; hedonic adjustment

Grossly Distorted Procedures; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Sun 2007-07-01 00:00 EDT

SVB Asset Management - Investment Strategy Outlook

The Hedonic Wars, 2006-10-26; understating inflation; Bill Gross claims inflation understated; hedonic adjustments

Investment Strategy Outlook; SVB Asset Management.