This paper makes the case for measuring economic activity in real time in a middle-income setting using indicators alternative to the standard System of National Accounts measure of gross domestic product (GDP). GDP remains indispensable, yet its limits as a welfare proxy are amplified where...

Space-enabled technologies underpin communications, navigation, Earth observation, and critical infrastructure, but widely cited estimates of the space economy often rely on proprietary classifications or revenue tallies that abstract from production linkages. We develop a transparent,...

The overarching main purpose of this paper is to detail all data collection and data manipulation and choices to be made to come to a consistent dataset to estimate and calibrate an SFC model, for which we use the model as specified in Meijers and Muysken (2022) as reference. This also enables...

This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2022 and the first few months of 2023 and comprises five chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the...

This paper evaluates the transition from X12-ARIMA to X13-ARIMA-SEATS for the seasonal adjustment of Armenia's quarterly national accounts (QNA). We analyze the methodological advancements and their impact on key economic indicators, focusing on the precision and reliability of seasonally...

Measurement errors in macroeconomic aggregates such as GDP have been widely lamented, particularly in low-income contexts. This study investigates the reliability of one component of national accounts, agricultural sector output. Focusing first on the case of Mozambique, we use a series of 12...

In recent years, projects have sought to embed distributional aspects within national accounts, with household distributional information set to feature in the next System of National Accounts. There is growing emphasis on capturing all material dimensions of welfare - income, consumption, and...

A commonly used figure to highlight inequality in Chile is the median income of the Chilean socioeconomic household survey (known by its acronym in Spanish, CASEN). According to this survey, in 2017 the median monthly income per worker was CLP (Chilean pesos) 400,718 pesos, which compares to...

Detailed distributional estimates at finer geographical levels remain scarce, despite their critical relevance for household well being and policy intervention. This paper leverages Italian income tax records dating back to 1976 focusing on top income concentration and inequality across the...

Gleichberechtigung, Geschlechterrollen, Arbeitsmarkt, bezahlte Arbeit, Mikrozensus, gender equality, gender roles, labour market, paid work, microcensusAufgrund einer methodischen Empfehlung von Eurostat, dem Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Union, waren die Einheiten des öffentlichen...

This study introduces a new measure of sector-specific capital stock, utilizing disaggregated Gross Fixed Capital Formation data by activity demand. The employed methodology is based on the perpetual inventory method, adapted for a matrix approach to harmonize with the Capital Flow Matrices...

Cambodia is not alone in facing capacity limitations in the production and timely release of key official statistics needed for data-driven policy decisions. This paper demonstrates that combining satellite-derived indicators (e.g., nighttime lights, NO₂ emissions, vegetation indices) with...

Space-enabled technologies underpin communications, navigation, Earth observation, and critical infrastructure, but widely cited estimates of the space economy often rely on proprietary classifications or revenue tallies that abstract from production linkages. We develop a transparent,...

Gleichberechtigung, Geschlechterrollen, Arbeitsmarkt, bezahlte Arbeit, Mikrozensus, gender equality, gender roles, labour market, paid work, microcensusAufgrund einer methodischen Empfehlung von Eurostat, dem Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Union, waren die Einheiten des öffentlichen...

This paper makes the case for measuring economic activity in real time in a middle-income setting using indicators alternative to the standard System of National Accounts measure of gross domestic product (GDP). GDP remains indispensable, yet its limits as a welfare proxy are amplified where...

This study introduces a new measure of sector-specific capital stock, utilizing disaggregated Gross Fixed Capital Formation data by activity demand. The employed methodology is based on the perpetual inventory method, adapted for a matrix approach to harmonize with the Capital Flow Matrices...

How much wealth has accumulated in the region and how is it distributed across households? Despite being widely recognized for its extreme income inequality, reliable data on wealth is scarce, partial and oftentimes contradictory, making it difficult to an swer these ba sic qu estions. In this...

This study makes use of Mozambican social accounting matrices (SAMs) for the years 2007 and 2019, which we compare to uncover structural changes. Our findings reflect the significant short- and long-term challenges that Mozambican policy makers face. Broad-based dynamic change and structural...

The Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) provides valuable information for the monetary policy and financial stability purposes. The dataset shows, however, inconsistencies with National Account (NtlA) statistics, as the aggregated HFCS micro data do usually not match the...

Measurement errors in macroeconomic aggregates such as GDP have been widely lamented, particularly in low-income contexts. This study investigates the reliability of one component of national accounts, agricultural sector output. Focusing first on the case of Mozambique, we use a series of 12...

Wirtschaftsanalysen erfordern, je nach Fragestellung, detaillierte Untergliederungen der Wirtschaft nach unterschiedlichen Kategorien oder Klassifikationen. Die Volkswirtschaftlichen Gesamtrechnungen stellen dazu Aufkommens- und Verwendungstabellen zur Verfügung, mit Informationen nach...