Latin America : Highlights from the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA) /

This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base ye...

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Main Author: Ramos, Roberto
Other Authors: Pastor Campos, Gonzalo, Rivas, Lisbeth
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/239
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base years, downwards biases with household final consumption estimates, and an overestimation of gross fixed capital formation in construction activities.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (51 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1018-5941
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