An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913

The paper discusses the construction of a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) for New Zealand, 1885-1913, based upon aggregation of data from the four largest provincial districts: Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Using these new provincial data, we explore the degree of market integration wit...

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Main Authors: Oxley, Leslie, Sadetskaya, E.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: University of Victoria Press 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10269
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description The paper discusses the construction of a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) for New Zealand, 1885-1913, based upon aggregation of data from the four largest provincial districts: Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Using these new provincial data, we explore the degree of market integration within the New Zealand dairy and meat sectors, and consider whether anecdotal evidence on South-North price convergence is supported statistically.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-102692023-01-11T02:02:58Z An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913 Oxley, Leslie Sadetskaya, E. market integration consumer price index provincial districts New Zealand The paper discusses the construction of a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) for New Zealand, 1885-1913, based upon aggregation of data from the four largest provincial districts: Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington. Using these new provincial data, we explore the degree of market integration within the New Zealand dairy and meat sectors, and consider whether anecdotal evidence on South-North price convergence is supported statistically. 2014 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10269 University of Victoria Press fulltext
spellingShingle market integration
consumer price index
provincial districts
New Zealand
Oxley, Leslie
Sadetskaya, E.
An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title_full An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title_fullStr An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title_full_unstemmed An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title_short An  Analysis  of  Provincial  Prices  in  New  Zealand:  1885-­-1913
title_sort an  analysis  of  provincial  prices  in  new  zealand:  1885-­-1913
topic market integration
consumer price index
provincial districts
New Zealand
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10269