- Additional Authors
- Atkinson, Paul
- Series Statement
- OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.171
- Uniform Title
- OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.171.
- Subject
- Economics
- LCCN
- 10.1787/184371668631
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-003490
- Author
York, Robert.
- Title
The Reliability of Quarterly National Accounts in Seven Major Countries [electronic resource]: A User's Perspective / Robert York and Paul Atkinson
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 1997.
- Description
41 p. ; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Series
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.171
OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 1815-1973 ; no.171.
- Summary
National accounts data provide the most comprehensive overview available of developments in national economies. They are of great interest to a wide range of users of economic information. These users, which include governments formulating budgetary policies, central banks making monetary policy decisions, businesses considering investment decisions and financial institutions making judgements concerning portfolio allocation, have needs which may differ in various respects. However, since their interest generally stems from the likelihood that they will make better decisions if they are well informed about economic developments, they all have a strong interest in the accuracy of national accounts statistics. This paper examines the reliability of preliminary quarterly national accounts statistics. In particular, it considers the longer-term behaviour of the provisional estimates to GDP growth and its main expenditure components through an examination of the revisions to those ...
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Economics
- Added Author
Atkinson, Paul.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/184371668631 doi