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The history of national accounting

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  • Bos, Frits

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At present, the national accounts in most countries are compiled on the basis of concepts and classifications in international guidelines. In this paper, we trace the roots of these guidelines, compare the subsequent quidelines and discuss also alternative accounting systems like extended accounts and SAMs.

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  • Bos, Frits, 1992. "The history of national accounting," MPRA Paper 5952, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Nagy, Dávid Krisztián, 2022. "Quantitative economic geography meets history: Questions, answers and challenges," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    2. David Krisztián Nagy, 2020. "Quantitative economic geography meets history: Questions, answers and challenges," Economics Working Papers 1774, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Mar 2021.
    3. Kristýna Vltavská & Jaroslav Sixta & Martina Šimková, 2018. "Vývoj národního důchodu České republiky od 80. let 20. století [Czech National Income since 1980s]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2018(1), pages 35-56.
    4. Dávid Krisztián Nagy, 2021. "Quantitative Economic Geography Meets History: Questions, Answers and Challenges," Working Papers 1249, Barcelona School of Economics.
    5. Mehrpouya, Afshin & Salles-Djelic, Marie-Laure, 2019. "Seeing like the market; exploring the mutual rise of transparency and accounting in transnational economic and market governance," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 12-31.

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    Keywords

    measurement in economics; national accounts; history of economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • B0 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs

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