Measure up : A Better Way to Calculate GDP /

To derive real GDP, the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA) recommends a technique called double deflation. Some countries use single deflation techniques, which fail to capture important relative price changes and introduce estimation errors in official GDP growth. We simulate the effects o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Thomas
Other Authors: Dziobek, Claudia, Marini, Marco, Metreau, Eric
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2017/002
Online Access:Full text available on IMF