Why House Price Indexes Differ: Measurement and Analysis

 
Author/Editor: Silver, Mick
 
Publication Date: May 01, 2012
 
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Summary: A key element in the build-up to the global recession and subsequently was the movement in house price indexes (HPIs). These indexes are particularly prone to methodological and coverage differences which can undermine both within-country and cross-country economic analysis. The paper outlines key measurement issues and reports on empirical work using an international panel data set that (i) considers whether differences in HPI measurement matter and, if so, in what way, and (ii) revisits the measurement of global house price inflation and the modeling of the determinants of house price inflation using HPIs corrected for differences in measurement practice.
 
Series: Working Paper No. 12/125
Subject(s): Consumer price indexes | Cross country analysis | Housing prices

Author's Keyword(s): House price indexes | Housing inflation | Global house price inflation.
 
English
Publication Date: May 01, 2012
Format: Paper
Stock No: WPIEA2012125 Pages: 37
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