The National Accounts as a Tool for Analysis and Policy; History, Economic Theory and Data Compilation Issues

Frits Bos

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Without national accounts statistics, citizens, politicians, entrepreneurs and economists would be blind for the size, composition and development of national economies. This book provides a unique overview of the merits and limitations of the national accounts. Attention is paid to the three centuries old history of the national accounts and the links with economic theory, practical data compilations issues and the many uses and applications.

Keywords: Macro-economic statistics; measurement in economics, input-output analysis, economic growth; Tinbergen, Meade, Stone, Hicks, Keynes, Kuznets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 B16 B22 B23 C82 E01 N10 O11 O47 P24 P44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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