R.A. Pollak, University of Washington and University of Pennsylvania The papers in this volume provide a lucid synthesis of the history and the current state of index number and aggregation theory by a leading theorist. A.S. Deaton, Princeton University ...provides a comprehensive encyclopaedia of the economics of index numbers by the master of the subject,...an indispensable source and guide book for all those interested in this fascinating subject. P.A. Samuelson in Foundations of Economic Analysis about chapter 8 Thirty-five years after...there has been but one major advance of index number theory namely W.E. Diewert's formalizing concept of a "superlative index number." J.E. Triplett, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis These clearly written and carefullly worked out papers will raise the level of professional discourse on the empirical data that economists use in the practice of their profession. Diewert is perhaps the foremost contributor to measurement economics of the past two decades.
