Exploring Theil's best linear indexes: Applied Economics Letters: Vol 20, No 5

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Theil (Citation1960) estimates price and quantity indexes jointly by orthogonal regression. This letter shows how to bootstrap Theil's indexes and how to detect outliers. Aggregation issues are discussed, and the methodology is applied to a cross section of nursing facilities.

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