Measuring Regional Cost of Living
比较了常用的ACCRA地区生活成本指数与基于CPI数据计算的新指数，发现两者存在显著差异，提醒使用者谨慎对待ACCRA指数。
Accurate measures of regional cost of living are vital to businesses and individuals. We compare a commonly used regional cost-of-living index, produced by the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association (ACCRA), to an index we calculate using Consumer Price Index data and research from Kokoski, Cardiff, and Moulton. We find significant differences between the ACCRA and the new indexes that are likely due to theoretical design, data collection, and sampling design. The comparison of these indexes highlights sources of differences in regional cost-of-living measures and suggests caution in the use of ACCRA indexes.(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)