Manuals on Macroeconomic Statistics: A Stocktaking to Guide Future Work

Author/Editor:

Carol S Carson ; Lucie Laliberté

Publication Date:

November 1, 2001

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Over the last decade, a number of methodological manuals on macroeconomic datasets were produced by the international community. For a number of reasons, these manuals could be viewed as fragmented, disconnected, and branching in various directions. This paper groups by topics and broad classifications a critical mass (some 40) of manuals that have been published since 1993 or that are nearing completion. Viewing the manuals in an integrated framework prompts a reflection with four broad types of issues to be addressed for future work: awareness and accessibility of the manuals; their relevance; the need for further harmonization, and the need for updating procedures.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2001/183

Subject:

Foreign direct investment International organization Labor National accounts Trade in services

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 2001

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451859317/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA1832001

Pages:

22

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