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Treating Intangible Inputs As Investment Goods : The Impacton Canadian GDP
Belhocine, Nazim - 2009
examines the implications of treating intangible spending as an acquisition of final (investment) goods on GDP growth for … Canada. It finds that investment in intangible capital by 2002 is almost as large as the investment in physical capital. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402260
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2020 global stocktaking of national accounts statistics : availability for policy and surveillance
Silungwe, Anthony; Baer, Andrew L.; Guerreiro, Vanda - 2022
This paper analyzes the availability, methodological soundness, and scope of National Accounts statistics in IMF member and non-member countries in 2020. National Account statistics are instrumental in the development of fiscal and monetary policy and in monitoring economic developments. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170270
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Accounting for cloud computing in the national accounts
Baer, Andrew L.; Lee, Kwangwon; Tebrake, James - 2020
, this is changing the information and communication technology (ICT) investment pattern from one where ICT investment was … diversified across many industries to a more concentrated investment pattern. Additionally, this is having an impact on cross … these changes are having on the way users of national accounts data look at investment and trade in commercial services …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012299328
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An integrated framework for financial positions and flows on a from-whom-to-whom basis : concepts, status, and prospects
Shrestha, Manik; Mink, Reimund; Fassler, Segismundo - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572517
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A monthly indicator of economic growth for low income countries
Stanger, Michael - 2020
Monthly economic indicators support policy analysis of current economic developments and forecasting. This paper presents an overview of the data and statistical requirements to develop those indicators taking into account resource constraints that LIC typically face. We review statistical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252734
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Gross national happiness and macroeconomic indicators in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Balasubramanian, Sriram; Cashin, Paul A. - 2019
This paper examines the origins and use of the concept of Gross National Happiness (or subjective well-being) in the Kingdom of Bhutan, and the relationship between measured well-being and macroeconomic indicators. While there are only a few national surveys of Gross National Happiness in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001578
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and GDP : what national accounts bring to the table
Alexander, Thomas; Dziobek, Claudia; Galeza, Tadeusz - 2018
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represent a new global consensus to end poverty, promote prosperity, and protect the environment. Goal 8 seeks to improve global resource efficiency in consumption and production and to decouple economic growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809548
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The status of GDP compilation practices in 189 economies and the relevance for policy analysis
Berry, Francien; Iommi, Massimiliano; Stanger, Michael; … - 2018
This paper examines the status of GDP compilation in 189 economies against six key criteria that describe national accounts compilation practices: whether the benchmark year is up to date, the availability and timeliness of annual and quarterly GDP, whether GDP by production and expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809554
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Using administrative data to enhance policymaking in developing countries : tax data and the national accounts
Rivas, Lisbeth; Crowley, Joe - 2018
Statistical agencies worldwide are increasingly turning to new data sources, including administrative data, to improve statistical coverage. Administrative data can significantly enhance the quality of national statistics and produce synergies with tax administration and other government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011905885
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Incorporating macro-financial linkages into forecasts using financial conditions indices : the case of France
Kongsamut, Piyabha; Mumssen, Christian; Paret, … - 2017
(FCIs) that are tailored to movements in GDP, investment, private consumption and exports respectively. We rely on a VAR … standards. We find that the tailored FCIs are useful as leading indicators of GDP, investment, and exports, and as a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011763835