The National Accounts as a Tool for Analysis and Policy; History, Economic Theory and Data Compilation Issues

Abstract

Without national accounts statistics, citizens, politicians, entrepreneurs and economists would be blind for the size, composition and development of national economies. This book provides a unique overview of the merits and limitations of the national accounts. Attention is paid to the three centuries old history of the national accounts and the links with economic theory, practical data compilations issues and the many uses and applications.Macro-economic statistics; measurement in economics, input-output analysis, economic growth; Tinbergen, Meade, Stone, Hicks, Keynes, Kuznets