Current estimates of global poverty vary substantially across studies. In this paper we undertake a novel sensitivity analysis to highlight the importance of methodological choices in estimating global poverty. We measure global poverty using different data sources, parametric and nonparametric...

We analyze the performance of kernel density methods applied to grouped data to estimate poverty (as applied in Sala-i-Martin, 2006, QJE). Using Monte Carlo simulations and household surveys, we find that the technique gives rise to biases in poverty estimates, the sign and magnitude of which...

Das Statistische Bundesamt weist seit der großen Revision 2005 in den Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen (VGR) die Entwicklung des realen Bruttoinlandsprodukts und seiner Komponenten auf Vorjahrespreisbasis aus. Durch Verkettung (»Chain-Linking«) werden die zunächst unvergleichbaren...

In den deutschen Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen (VGR) wurde bisher das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) in konstanten Preisen eines Basisjahres nachgewiesen (Festpreisbasis). Auf der Grundlage der Entscheidung der EU-Kommission vom 30. November 1998 wird bei der nächsten anstehenden...

This paper discusses Bhutan’s Technical Assistance Evaluation report. Participation in the statistical projects financed by the Japanese government in national accounts, prices, government finance, and balance-of-payments statistics is having a major effect on Bhutan’s statistical...

The subject of this paper is the examination the convergence of per capita carbon dioxide emissions of the G7 countries during the 1960–2005 period in a nonlinear panel analysis framework. In this approach, first the linearity of the series was tested, and when the linearity was rejected, the...

The global financial crisis is leading to a revival of the empirical literature on current account imbalances. This paper contributes to the literature by investigating the importance of model and parameter uncertainty to assess external imbalances. Panel data, current account models, model...

Economic theory predicts that the integration of financial markets lowers the volatility of consumption. In this paper, we study long-term trends in the consumption volatility of the G7 countries. Using different measures of financial openness, we find that greater financial openness has been...