An annual cost of living index for the American states, 1960-1995

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dc.contributor.authorBerry, WD
dc.contributor.authorFording, RC
dc.contributor.authorHanson, RL
dc.contributor.otherState University System of Florida
dc.contributor.otherFlorida State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Kentucky
dc.contributor.otherIndiana University System
dc.contributor.otherIndiana University Bloomington
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.coverage.temporal1960-1995
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-24T20:09:50Z
dc.date.available2021-05-24T20:09:50Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractAn enormous amount of research on state politics and policy relies on monetary variables. Such variables are affected by differences in the purchasing power of a dollar over time and across states, but a lack of information about geographic variation in the costs of goods and services has kept social scientists from taking these differences into account. We remove this obstacle by constructing an annual cost of living index for each continental American state from 1960 to 1995. The index constitutes a deflator suitable for cross-sectional, time-series, and pooled research. After establishing the reliability and validity of our index using a battery of diagnostic tests, we illustrate the importance of deflating monetary variables by examining two variables that are often used in state politics research.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBerry, W., Fording, R., Hanson, R. (2000): Reassessing the “Race to the Bottom” in State Welfare Policy. The Journal of Politics, 62(2).
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/0022-3816.00025
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/7735
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Texas Press
dc.subjectPUBLIC-EDUCATION
dc.subjectWELFARE POLICY
dc.subjectFEDERALISM
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subjectGovernment & Law
dc.subject.lcshCost and standard of living
dc.titleAn annual cost of living index for the American states, 1960-1995en_US
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dc.typeArticle
dc.typeProceedings Paper

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