Pitfalls in Constant Price Accounting Françoise Charpin Very soon, the national accounts at 1980 prices will be available. This change of the base-year was badly needed. As a matter of fact the farther the past the base year, the more troublesome it becomes, because the relative prices of some goods have varied enormously. Since 1970 oil and equipment goods prices have changed considerably relative to the general price level, the former increasing and the latter decreasing. This causes biases in the measurement of volumes and prices of imports and industrial investment as evaluated at 1970 prices ; in both cases volumes are over-estimated and prices under-estimated. However, changing the base quite often does not solve the problem of measu...
For certain fundamental economic behaviour, comparing 1981 and 1982 economic evolutions with those o...
If we compare, for certain magnitudes, the trends observed in 1980 and those derived from the econom...
France has changed its national accounts, and their basis year is now 1995 instead of 1980. National...
Some 60,000 samples of prices in 1978 and 120,000 in 1980, provide the means for comparing prices in...
The National Accounts of 1980 - The year 1980 was characterized — in France as worldwide — by a reve...
The National Accounts of 1980 - The year 1980 was characterized — in France as worldwide — by a reve...
National accounts of 1970-1975 founded on a new base - National annual accounts with 1971 as base-ye...
National accounts of 1970-1975 founded on a new base - National annual accounts with 1971 as base-ye...
Disinflation in france - 1982-1985 This article deals with the different causes of the slowdown of...
Disinflation in france - 1982-1985 This article deals with the different causes of the slowdown of...
The new consumer price indexes I.N.S.E.E. has introduced, from the beginning of 1971, new retail pr...
The new consumer price indexes I.N.S.E.E. has introduced, from the beginning of 1971, new retail pr...
Measurement of Bank Output in the National Accounts. The measurement of the output of banks in curre...
Measurement of Bank Output in the National Accounts. The measurement of the output of banks in curre...
For certain fundamental economic behaviour, comparing 1981 and 1982 economic evolutions with those o...
For certain fundamental economic behaviour, comparing 1981 and 1982 economic evolutions with those o...
If we compare, for certain magnitudes, the trends observed in 1980 and those derived from the econom...
France has changed its national accounts, and their basis year is now 1995 instead of 1980. National...
Some 60,000 samples of prices in 1978 and 120,000 in 1980, provide the means for comparing prices in...
The National Accounts of 1980 - The year 1980 was characterized — in France as worldwide — by a reve...
The National Accounts of 1980 - The year 1980 was characterized — in France as worldwide — by a reve...
National accounts of 1970-1975 founded on a new base - National annual accounts with 1971 as base-ye...
National accounts of 1970-1975 founded on a new base - National annual accounts with 1971 as base-ye...
Disinflation in france - 1982-1985 This article deals with the different causes of the slowdown of...
Disinflation in france - 1982-1985 This article deals with the different causes of the slowdown of...
The new consumer price indexes I.N.S.E.E. has introduced, from the beginning of 1971, new retail pr...
The new consumer price indexes I.N.S.E.E. has introduced, from the beginning of 1971, new retail pr...
Measurement of Bank Output in the National Accounts. The measurement of the output of banks in curre...
Measurement of Bank Output in the National Accounts. The measurement of the output of banks in curre...
For certain fundamental economic behaviour, comparing 1981 and 1982 economic evolutions with those o...
For certain fundamental economic behaviour, comparing 1981 and 1982 economic evolutions with those o...
If we compare, for certain magnitudes, the trends observed in 1980 and those derived from the econom...
France has changed its national accounts, and their basis year is now 1995 instead of 1980. National...