Improving GDP Measurement: A Measurement-Error Perspective

We provide a new and superior measure of U.S. GDP, obtained by applying optimal signal-extraction techniques to the (noisy) expenditure-side and income-side estimates. Its properties - particularly as regards serial correlation - differ markedly from those of the standard expenditure-side measure and lead to substantially-revised views regarding the properties of GDP.

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Year of publication:	2013-04
Authors:	Aruoba, S. Boragan ; Diebold, Francis ; Schorfheide, Frank ; Nalewaik, Jeremy ; Song, Dongho
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	AP EFG The price is Paper copy available by mail Number 18954
Classification:	E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth ; E32 - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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