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New Estimates for Direction of Trade Statistics

Author/Editor: Marco Marini, Robert Dippelsman, Michael Stanger.

Release Date:January, 2018

In March 2017, the IMF published an upgrade of its Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) dataset. This paper documents the new methodology that has been developed to estimate missing more...



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Fixed Base Year vs. Chain Linking in National Accounts : Experience of Sub-Saharan African Countries

Author/Editor: Robert Dippelsman, Venkat Josyula, Eric Métreau.

Release Date:July, 2016

There are two approaches for producing volume estimates of GDP, fixed base year and annual chaining. While most advanced economies have adopted the chain-linked approach in the past twenty years, more...



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Another Look at Governments' Balance Sheets: The Role of Nonfinancial Assets

Author/Editor: Elva Bova, Robert Dippelsman, Kara C Rideout, Andrea Schaechter.

Release Date:May, 2013

When discussing debt reduction strategies, little attention has been given to the role of governments’ nonfinancial assets. This is in part because data are scarce. Drawing on various data sources, more...



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Quarterly National Accounts Manual : Concepts, Data Sources, and Compilation

Release Date:May, 2001

This Manual provides guidance to compilers of national accounts on the concepts, data sources, and compilation methods required for development of a system of quarterly national accounts. More and more...



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Treatment of Mobile Phone Licences in the National Accounts

Author/Editor: Nils Øyvind Mæhle, Robert Dippelsman.

Release Date:May, 2001

The treatment of license payments in the national accounts has become increasingly important in recent years; with mobile phone licenses being auctioned for substantial values in several countries. more...



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