The consequences of deregulation for economic statistics are discussed with a view to Europe 1992. In particular, theeffects of the introduction of the Intrastat-system for statistics on international trade are investigated. It is argued that if the Statistical Offices of the EC-countries do not...

From a conceptual point of view, for most purposes net figures on Domestic Product and National Income are to be preferred to gross figures. Nevertheless, in practice gross figures are most often used on the grounds of various arguments. In this paper, these arguments are challenged. Attention...

This paper investigates the future of the national accounts in view of four trends: globalisation, regionalisation like the EU (regional blocks), automation and more market-oriented government. National accounts statistics will continue their role as a central overview statistic on national...

This paper presents a modified national accounting system tailored to a description of the role of Research and Development (R&D) in the national economy. The main differences with the standard national accounts are some changes in the basic concepts (e.g. own account production of R&D is...