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On misusing National Accounts data for governance purposes
Hartwig, Jochen - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2005
National Accounts data. Yet – useful as they are – National Accounts can also be misused in the context of governance. The most … common misapplication of National Accounts relates to the field of international comparisons. For instance, according to … impact of National Accounts on governance can be found here. Still, there are large differences in the ways National Accounts …
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Messprobleme bei der Ermittlung des Wachstums der Arbeitsproduktivitaet - dargestellt anhand eines Vergleichs der Schweiz mit den USA
Hartwig, Jochen - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 226 (2006) 4, pp. 418-435
The paper shows that the assessment of the speed of productivity growth crucially depends on how one chooses to measure value added. According to a widely held view, the growth rate of labour productivity has increased significantly in the U.S. since the mid-90s. The U.S. is perceived to...
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Messprobleme bei der Ermittlung des Wachstums der Arbeitsproduktivität – dargestellt anhand eines Vergleichs der Schweiz mit den USA
Hartwig, Jochen - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2005
The paper summarises and advances arguments made earlier by staff members of the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research in the current debate over the reasons for growth in Switzerland being weak. It is shown that the assessment of the speed of productivity growth crucially depends on how...
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Verzerrungen von Konsumentenpreisindices und ihr Einfluss auf das "reale" Wirtschaftswachstum- dargestellt am Beispiel der USA
Hartwig, Jochen; Schips, Bernd - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 225 (2005) 4, pp. 394-412
sich, dass die Divergenz in den Wachstumsraten der USA und der EU seit 1997 fast zur Gänze auf unterschiedliche …
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Hedonic Imputation versus Time Dummy Hedonic Indexes
Diewert, Walter Erwin; Heravi, Saeed; Silver, Mick - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
Statistical offices try to match item models when measuring inflation between two periods. However, for product areas with a high turnover of differentiated models, the use of hedonic indexes is more appropriate since they include the prices and quantities of unmatched new and old models. The...
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Verzerrungen von Konsumentenpreisindizes und ihr Einfluss auf das «reale» Wirtschaftswachstum – dargestellt am Beispiel der USA
Hartwig, Jochen; Schips, Bernd - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2004
The paper reviews the sources of «Upward bias» and «Downward bias» in the USConsumer Price Index (CPI) and discusses the changes the Bureau of Labor Statistics has introduced in order to eliminate them. The remaining biases are quantified. Also, the question is raised how much the changes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005731494
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The Norwegian productivity puzzle – not so puzzling after all?
Brasch, Thomas von - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015
The Norwegian productivity puzzle is rooted in three seemingly contradictory “facts”: First, Norway is one of the most productive OECD countries. Second, Norway has experienced high growth in productivity. Third, Norway has a relatively low level of R&D intensity. In this article, I show...
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Trying to Assess the Quality of Macroeconomic Data – the Case of Swiss Labour Productivity Growth as an Example
Hartwig, Jochen - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Department of Management, … - 2007
Macroeconomic data are indispensable for modern governance, yet it is often unclear how reliable these data are. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005212625
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Методологические основы системного анализа социально-экономических процессов
Kaluzhsky, Mikhail - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1999
Article on the use of system analysis methodology for modeling socio-economic processes. The author justifies the methodological approach, based on dynamic analysis of exogenous processes in economic and social management practices. Particular attention is paid to the use of index indicators...
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The Canada-US Productivity Growth Paradox: an Economic or a Statistical Puzzle?.
Coulombe, S. - Département d'Économie / Department of Economics, … - 2000
Productivity data on the business sector, which covers around 75% of the economy, provide important information on the evolution of living standards. The data on multifactor productivity (MFP) growth and labor productivity growth produced by the official statistical agency in Canada (Statistics...
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