Manuals on Macroeconomic Statistics: A Stocktaking to Guide Future Work

Carol Carson and Lucie Laliberté

No 2001/183, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: WP; procedure; definition; merchandise; updating procedure; procedures in terms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2001-11-01
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