Walter Erwin Diewert
Walter Erwin Diewert (born 1941) is a Canadian economist. He was born in
Society for Economic Measurement (SEM)
.
He is one of the world's leading economists dealing with complex empirical issues related to the measurement of price indexes and productivity. He coauthored a reference book on the mathematics of index numbers.[2]
In a major contribution in 2012, his analysis suggested that Statistics Canada has significantly understated the growth of productivity in Canada.[3] In 2005, he received the Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics for his contributions to index number theory.[4] In 2008, he was honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association.
References
- ^ Richard Harris et al (1995), A biographical sketch of Walter Erwin Diewert." Canadian Journal of Economics, April 1996.
- ^ W.E. Diewert; A.O. Nakamura (Editors). 1993. Essays in Index Number Theory. Elsevier. (at Amazon)
- ^ "New Estimates of Real Income and multifactor Productivity Growth for the Canadian Business sector, 1961-2011" (PDF). Csls.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ^ W Erwin Diewert. "W Erwin Diewert | Vancouver School of Economics" (PDF). Faculty.arts.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
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