Keir G. Armstrong

Retired Associate Professor

• B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia)
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Research fields: microeconomics, social and economic measurement, index-number theory

Expertise:
• multilateral approaches to index-number theory
• measurement of well-being
• cost-benefit analysis

Refereed Publications in the Last 6 Years:

Most Significant Career Research Contributions:

“Hyperextended-Real-Valued Indexes of Absolute Dissimilarity,” Price and Productivity Measurement, Volume 4: International Comparisons and Trade, ed. W. Erwin Diewert, Bert M. Balk, Dennis Fixler, Kevin J. Fox, and Alice O. Nakamura, Trafford Press, 2007, Chapter 11.

“Grade Scaling: Issues and Approaches,” Teaching Options Pédagogiques, Volume 7, Number 1, October 2003, Pages 2–11.

“A Restricted-Domain Multilateral Test Approach to the Theory of International Comparisons,” International Economic Review, Volume 44, Number 1, February 2003, Pages 31–86.

“What Impact Does the Choice of Formula Have on International Comparisons?” Canadian Journal of Economics, Volume 34, Number 3, August 2001, Pages 697–718.

“Microeconomic Foundations for the Theory of International Comparisons,” Journal of Economic Theory, Volume 101, November 2 (December 2001), Pages 585–605; published online July 19, 2001, at www.idealibrary.com on .