John S Greenlees

Biographic Data

ID6009645
NAMEJohn S Greenlees
GIVEN NAMESJohn S
FAMILY NAMEGreenlees
SIGNATUREGREENLEES J S
AFFILIATIONSDivision of Price and Index Number Research, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1981
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX1

  • New Evidence on Outlet Substitution Effects in Consumer Price Index Data

    John Greenlees, John S Greenlees et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Economics and…2011

    In this paper we provide new evidence on the impact on the U.S. CPI of the appearance and growth of new types of product outlets. Our CPI food microdata permit a more detailed categorization of outlet types than in previous studies, and we can adjust for numerous differences in item characteristics. We also examine the effects of changes in outlet mix not only across outlet categories but also within those categories. In our sample, we find that …

  • Working to Improve the Consumer Price Index

    Open AccessKatharine G Abraham, John Greenlees et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Economic…1998

    In this paper, we first comment on the recent (1996) report of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index, appointed by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and the recommendations it contains. We then describe some of the initiatives currently underway at the Bureau of Labor Statistics—some of which were undertaken before the appearance of the Advisory Commission's report, others of which are part of a Consumer Price Index improveme…

  • The Impact of Direct Taxes on the Cost of Living

    Robert Gillingham, John Greenlees et al.ARTICLEJournal of Political Economy1987Cited by: 2References: 2

    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…

  • Grouping Tests for Misspecification

    John Greenlees, John S Greenlees et al.ARTICLEJournal of Business and Economic…1984

    We consider several grouping tests for regression misspecification, with reference to housing-demand function estimation. We compare three existing test procedures, demonstrate modifications necessary in most applications, and propose a fourth test to distinguish between two categories of potential specification error. The test procedures are evaluated in artificial simulations of alternative errors. Finally, we apply the tests to FHA home purcha…

  • Estimating Inter-city Differences in the Price of Housing Services

    Open AccessRobert Gillingham, John Greenlees et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies1981Cited by: 1References: 3

    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…