Robert Gillingham
Biographic Data
| ID | 316066 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Gillingham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Gillingham |
| SIGNATURE | GILLINGHAM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Unequal Benefits of Fuel Subsidies
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis by the IMF
The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is used by the IMF to provide support for countries’ implementation of their poverty reduction and growth strategies. A key requirement in the design of PRGF programs is understanding the effects of reform program measures on vulnerable groups—particularly the poor—and how to devise measures to mitigate any negative effects. Poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) is a critical instrument for pur…
The Effect of Errors in the CPI on Social Security Finances
This article provides detailed estimates of the effects of measurement bias in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on the Social Security trust funds. Not including the effect of the housing error in the CPI, the estimated overpayment of benefits in 1997 was $26 billion, and, taking interest into account, the total drain on the Old-Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds was $55 billion. At the end of 1997, the present value of the …
The Impact of Direct Taxes on the Cost of Living
In this paper, the authors define a cost-of-living index including direct taxes. They show its relationship to the traditional index and demonstrate how nonconsumption costs are properly treated. They t hen define a fixed-weight approximation, a tax and price index (TPI). Using federal, state, local, and social security tax rates for 1967- 85, the authors construct annual TPI series based on household data. They find that inclusion of direct taxe…
Demographic Effects in Demand Analysis
Roberta Barnes, Robert Gillingham, Demographic Effects in Demand Analysis: Estimation of the Quadratic Expenditure System Using Microdata, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 591-601
Measuring the Cost of Shelter for Homeowners
RECENT economic developments have aroused substantial interest in the treatment in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the cost of shelter for homeowners.' From December 1977, when the latest version of the CPI was introduced, until December 1980, the all-items CPI increased at an average annual rate of 11.6%, while the homeownership component increased at an average annual rate of 16.2%. Relative to all of the other goods and services in the CPI, …
Cross-sectional estimation of a simultaneous model of tenure choice and housing services demand
Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services
The Short-Run Residential Demand for Electricity
The model of short-run residential demand for electricity combines price-schedule information obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with household-specific data from the 1972-73 Consumer Expenditure Survey to determine the household's level of electricity consumption and relate it to the household's demographic profile and appliance stock. The overall short-run price-elasticity estimate of -0.550 supports existing findings that s…
Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services
This paper reconsiders an approach to inter-area house price index construction applied by Harvey Rosen in a recent article in Urban Studies. Rosen's cost function-based approach is shown to rely upon certain implicit assumptions regarding consumer preferences and housing production technology. Using FHA home purchase data, we estimate a more general production model and generate alternative inter-area indexes. Based on our results, Rosen's produ…
An Analysis of the Short-Run Consumer Demand for Gasoline Using Household Survey Data
Robert Archibald, Robert Gillingham, An Analysis of the Short-Run Consumer Demand for Gasoline Using Household Survey Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Nov., 1980), pp. 622-628
Analytical problems in the measurement of the quality of life
A New Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
A New Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
Cross-sectional estimation of a simultaneous model of tenure choice and housing services demand
A New Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
Analytical problems in the measurement of the quality of life
The Impact of Direct Taxes on the Cost of Living
In this paper, the authors define a cost-of-living index including direct taxes. They show its relationship to the traditional index and demonstrate how nonconsumption costs are properly treated. They t hen define a fixed-weight approximation, a tax and price index (TPI). Using federal, state, local, and social security tax rates for 1967- 85, the authors construct annual TPI series based on household data. They find that inclusion of direct taxe…
Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services
This paper reconsiders an approach to inter-area house price index construction applied by Harvey Rosen in a recent article in Urban Studies. Rosen's cost function-based approach is shown to rely upon certain implicit assumptions regarding consumer preferences and housing production technology. Using FHA home purchase data, we estimate a more general production model and generate alternative inter-area indexes. Based on our results, Rosen's produ…
A New Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
A New Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
An Analysis of the Short-Run Consumer Demand for Gasoline Using Household Survey Data
Robert Archibald, Robert Gillingham, An Analysis of the Short-Run Consumer Demand for Gasoline Using Household Survey Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 62, No. 4 (Nov., 1980), pp. 622-628
Analytical problems in the measurement of the quality of life
The Short-Run Residential Demand for Electricity
The model of short-run residential demand for electricity combines price-schedule information obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with household-specific data from the 1972-73 Consumer Expenditure Survey to determine the household's level of electricity consumption and relate it to the household's demographic profile and appliance stock. The overall short-run price-elasticity estimate of -0.550 supports existing findings that s…
Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services
This paper reconsiders an approach to inter-area house price index construction applied by Harvey Rosen in a recent article in Urban Studies. Rosen's cost function-based approach is shown to rely upon certain implicit assumptions regarding consumer preferences and housing production technology. Using FHA home purchase data, we estimate a more general production model and generate alternative inter-area indexes. Based on our results, Rosen's produ…
Measuring the Cost of Shelter for Homeowners
RECENT economic developments have aroused substantial interest in the treatment in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the cost of shelter for homeowners.' From December 1977, when the latest version of the CPI was introduced, until December 1980, the all-items CPI increased at an average annual rate of 11.6%, while the homeownership component increased at an average annual rate of 16.2%. Relative to all of the other goods and services in the CPI, …
Cross-sectional estimation of a simultaneous model of tenure choice and housing services demand
Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services
Demographic Effects in Demand Analysis
Roberta Barnes, Robert Gillingham, Demographic Effects in Demand Analysis: Estimation of the Quadratic Expenditure System Using Microdata, The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 66, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 591-601
The Impact of Direct Taxes on the Cost of Living
In this paper, the authors define a cost-of-living index including direct taxes. They show its relationship to the traditional index and demonstrate how nonconsumption costs are properly treated. They t hen define a fixed-weight approximation, a tax and price index (TPI). Using federal, state, local, and social security tax rates for 1967- 85, the authors construct annual TPI series based on household data. They find that inclusion of direct taxe…
The Effect of Errors in the CPI on Social Security Finances
This article provides detailed estimates of the effects of measurement bias in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on the Social Security trust funds. Not including the effect of the housing error in the CPI, the estimated overpayment of benefits in 1997 was $26 billion, and, taking interest into account, the total drain on the Old-Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds was $55 billion. At the end of 1997, the present value of the …
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis by the IMF
The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is used by the IMF to provide support for countries’ implementation of their poverty reduction and growth strategies. A key requirement in the design of PRGF programs is understanding the effects of reform program measures on vulnerable groups—particularly the poor—and how to devise measures to mitigate any negative effects. Poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) is a critical instrument for pur…
The Unequal Benefits of Fuel Subsidies
Economics (14 works) · Econometrics (7 works) · Housing Market and Economics (6 works) · Public economics (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Microeconomics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (3 works) · Environmental economics (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works)