A New Architecture For The U.s. National Accounts (national Bureau Of Economic Research Studies In Income And Wealth)
by Dale W. Jorgenson /
2006 / English / PDF
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A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts
A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts brings
together a distinguished group of contributors to initiate the
development of a comprehensive and fully integrated set of United
States national accounts. The purpose of the new architecture is
not only to integrate the existing systems of accounts, but also
to identify gaps and inconsistencies and expand and incorporate
systems of nonmarket accounts with the core system.
brings
together a distinguished group of contributors to initiate the
development of a comprehensive and fully integrated set of United
States national accounts. The purpose of the new architecture is
not only to integrate the existing systems of accounts, but also
to identify gaps and inconsistencies and expand and incorporate
systems of nonmarket accounts with the core system.
Since the United States economy accounts for almost thirty
percent of the world economy, it is not surprising that
accounting for this huge and diverse set of economic activities
requires a decentralized statistical system. This volume outlines
the major assignments among institutions that include the Bureau
of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
Department of Labor, the Census Bureau, and the Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Since the United States economy accounts for almost thirty
percent of the world economy, it is not surprising that
accounting for this huge and diverse set of economic activities
requires a decentralized statistical system. This volume outlines
the major assignments among institutions that include the Bureau
of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
Department of Labor, the Census Bureau, and the Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
An important part of the motivation for the new architecture is
to integrate the different components and make them consistent.
This volume is the first step toward achieving that goal.
An important part of the motivation for the new architecture is
to integrate the different components and make them consistent.
This volume is the first step toward achieving that goal.