In addition to increased uncertainty related to Russian statistics since the invasion of Ukraine, some observers have raised doubts about the quality of Russian statistics. Applying simple analytical tools to detecting irregularities in Russian economic data that could implicate data...

Access to high quality microdata is a precondition for the empirical investigation of many interrelationships in the economic and social sciences. Therefore, well-functioning research data infrastructure is a cornerstone of a successful science location. While other countries in Europe, such as...

Much research shows that the ratings that critics, judges, and consumers assign to wines are heteroscedastic. A rating observed is one draw from a latent distribution that is wine- and judge-specific. Estimating the shape of a rating's distribution by minimizing a sum of cross entropies has been...

Eurostat, the OECD and 48 participating countries work together in establishing purchasing power parities, or PPPs, in order to compare the price and volume levels of GDP. This programme is called the Eurostat- OECD PPP Programme. The Methodological Manual, 2023 edition, gives a complete,...

Eurostat, the OECD and 48 participating countries work together in establishing purchasing power parities, or PPPs, in order to compare the price and volume levels of GDP. This programme is called the Eurostat- OECD PPP Programme. The Methodological Manual, 2023 edition, gives a complete,...