Manuals on Macroeconomic Statistics: A Stocktaking to Guide Future Work

November 1, 2001

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Carol S Carson, and Lucie Laliberté. Manuals on Macroeconomic Statistics: A Stocktaking to Guide Future Work, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 8, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

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.

Subject: Foreign direct investment, International organization, Labor, National accounts, Trade in services

Keywords: Definition, Merchandise, Procedure, Procedures in terms, Updating procedure, WP

Publication Details

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22
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Working Paper No. 2001/183
Stock No:

WPIEA1832001
ISBN:

9781451859317
ISSN:

1018-5941

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