“…This method requires the price data for a bundle of goods and services of a similar quality to be collected for different regions, but such data are usually not available. According to this method, there are several commonly used index formulas including the Laspeyres index (e.g., Gong & Meng, ), GEKS method (e.g., Biggeri et al, ), Törnqvist price index (e.g., Li & Gibson, ), Hedonic regression method together with a weighted CPD approach (e.g., Aten, ; Aten & Figueroa, ; Koo, Phillips, & Sigalla, ; Slesnick, ), and CPD and index method (e.g., Dikhanov et al, ). - Unit value approach. This method calculates RPPs based on the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) data, including the information on the amount of expenditure and quantity and the price of the product; the so‐called unit value can be expressed as a ratio of these two components.
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