Discover how base periods serve as benchmarks to analyze variable changes over time. Learn their role in economics and finance, and see practical examples.

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The SEC is under new management, and on June 12 it announced its latest rulemaking agenda. It should add one more priority to its to-do list: restoring the integrity of SEC economic analyses. That’s ...