Timeliness is a driving feature of official statistics. In particular, in the short-term statistics framework usually a first provisional release is carried out on the basis of preliminary early respondents, followed by a final release based on late respondents as well. The revision is the...

In the complex frame of the EU agriculture politics, a particular relevant aspect is given by the new regulation on durum wheat production and diffusion incentives. These subsidies are assigned according to a particular indicator (Quality Global Index - QGI), built up through a weighted mean of...