Comment on Identifying Sources of Cost DiseaseComments−nullc9yWhen I read Scott Alexander's post I couldn't shake the notion that he could have saved himself a lot of writing if he simply read up on how CPI is calculated and noticed that it's a very limited measure of real inflation.−taneq9yI don't think saving himself writing is high on the list of that dude's motivations. :P−rbcgerard9yWhat real inflation measure should he have used?−xyzzyz9yWhat writing exactly could he save himself? I'm confused.
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When I read Scott Alexander's post I couldn't shake the notion that he could have saved himself a lot of writing if he simply read up on how CPI is calculated and noticed that it's a very limited measure of real inflation.
I don't think saving himself writing is high on the list of that dude's motivations. :P
What real inflation measure should he have used?
What writing exactly could he save himself? I'm confused.