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Measuring inflation in Brazil

ABSTRACT

This note revolves around the issue of measuring inflation. In the first part, it rememorates the history of inflation indexes to then discuss if the indexes in use in Brazil are of Snyder type.

KEYWORDS:
Inflation; price index; Snyder index

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