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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

General Adjustments and Price Level Measurement.

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WHWilliam Hamilton HannumSyracuse UniversityWWWilliam WassermanMiddle East Technical University

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Implication

This article examines price index measurement for general adjustments, suggesting an alternative formulation to address current challenges.

Key Points

  • The research aims to critique existing methods of price level measurement for general adjustments and propose an alternative.
  • Examined historical data on price level measurements
  • Analyzed existing formulations for general adjustments
  • Proposed a new approach based on index number principles
  • Identified flaws in current price index formulations
  • Suggested that item coverage and weighting impact measurement accuracy
  • Confirmed that general indexes move in common patterns, raising methodological concerns

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Hannum et al. (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba432b4e9516ffd37a41e5https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4484116
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  1. 1A DISSENT TO THE GENERAL PRICE-LEVEL ADJUSTMENT PROPOSAL.1965
  2. 2LIMITATIONS ON THE USEFULNESS OF PRICE LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS.1955
  3. 3General Versus Specific Price-Level Adjustments: A Graphic Analysis.1977
  4. 4An Economic Approach to Price-Index Bias.1972
  5. 5STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND GENERAL CHANGES IN THE PRICE LEVEL IN RELATION TO FINANCIAL REPORTING.1951