National Accounts Statistics-Advanced

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The training program National Accounts Statistics-Advanced (NAS-A) is presented by the Statistics Department.
Session No.: HQ 23.01
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Date: September 18-29, 2023 (2 weeks)
Delivery Method: In-person Training
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Spanish
Target Audience: Compilers of national accounts statistics employed by agencies responsible for official national accounts statistics.
Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, or statistics; or equivalent experience.

Covers theoretical and practical aspects in the compilation of national accounts statistics based on the conceptual framework of the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA).
Consists of lectures on advanced methodological and compilation issues of the 2008 SNA and workshops with practical exercises in compiling the accounts.
Main aim: train participants in developing and using more advanced compilation techniques in areas including:
- supply and use tables (SUTs)
- input-output tables
- price and volume measures
- thematic satellite accounts
Course structure:
- Starts with the SNA framework and discusses how these accounts can be extended to address specific user needs.
- Emphasis on sharing country experiences among participants.
Main lectures and workshops include:
- Conceptual framework of the SNA
- Output of specific industries
- SUTs and input-output tables
- Price and volume measurement
- Estimating consumption of fixed capital
- Thematic satellite accounts, with a focus on topics covered in the update of the 2008 SNA (e.g., informal economy, labor accounts)

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Describe the conceptual framework of the SNA.
Apply specific techniques to derive value added in special cases.
Apply the techniques used to balance SUTs.
Understand the process of converting SUTs to input-output tables.
Explain the price and volume measurement techniques, including chain linking.
Apply appropriate techniques to estimate volume estimates of value added and GDP by expenditure in constant prices.
Understand the principles and practice of estimating consumption of fixed capital using perpetual inventory models.
Understand the key features of satellite accounts and their use for policy-relevant economic analysis.