The paper contributes to the stochastic volatility literature by developing simulation schemes for the conditional distributions of the price of long term bonds and their variability based on non-standard distributional assumptions and volatility concepts; itillustrates the potential value of...

China is the world's second-largest economy and its output data are being closely watched. The release of the latest GDP data by China's National Bureau of Statistics can be felt on stock markets around the globe, and may influence a broad range of economic decisions ranging from companies'...

Various attempts have been made to measure trade union coverage, collective bargaining, freedom of association, and quot;voicequot; to better understand social dialogue. This is essential to implement and control decent work. This paper collects statistics from various sources, describing how...

This Article provides the first comprehensive analysis of how cost-benefit analysis should value child mortality. Recent research suggests that parents are willing to pay twice as much to reduce risks that their children face, compared to the amount that they are willing to pay to reduce their...

The Philippine Statistical System (PSS), the government-wide system of providing statistical information and services, consists of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other data producers in the public sector across all administrative levels; the Philippine Statistical Research and...

The international development community has used the World Bank’s Statistical Capacity Index since its inception in 2004. The Sustainable Development Goals create new challenges for national statistical systems to produce high-quality and internationally comparable data. This paper reviews...