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The Indian Official Statistical System Revisited

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  • P. Maiti

    (Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Member Working Group)

  • T. J. Rao

    (Indian Statistical Institute CRRao AIMSCS)

  • J. K. Ghosh

    (Purdue University)

Abstract

Certain discrepancies in data sources for estimating the household consumption expenditure to derive Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of India are discussed in this paper. Simple implementable strategies are suggested to improve the estimation of GDP.

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  • P. Maiti & T. J. Rao & J. K. Ghosh, 2016. "The Indian Official Statistical System Revisited," Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, Springer;Indian Statistical Institute, vol. 78(2), pages 215-237, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:sankhb:v:78:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s13571-015-0105-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s13571-015-0105-3
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