Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators: Methodology and User Guide

Statistics Working Paper N. 13 - 2005/3. This Handbook aims to provide a guide for constructing and using composite indicators for policy makers, academics, the media and other interested parties. While there are several types of composite indicators, this Handbook is concerned with those which compare and rank country performance in areas such as industrial competitiveness, sustainable development, globalisation and innovation. The

The Statistical Measurement of Services: Recent Achievements and Remaining Challenges

Statistics Working Paper N. 12 - 2005/2 - This paper discusses the policy needs to understand the impact of services on the performance of modern economies, some of the most pressing measurement problems, and it summarises recent actions undertaken by international organisations and expert groups to address these issues.

OECD Workshop on Composite Leading Indicators for Major OECD Non-Member Economies, 25 - 26 April 2005

Held at Château de la Muette, Paris, 25 - 26 April 2005

Cahiers statistiques N. 8, avril 2005 - Comparaison des taux d’épargne des ménages : Zone euro/Etats-Unis/Japon

Cette étude évalue la comparabilité des taux d’épargne des ménages de la zone euro, des États-Unis et du Japon.

Cahiers statistiques N. 7, mars 2005 : Croissance du PIB et productivité du travail : comparaisons et problèmes de mesure

Croissance et productivité sont des questions qui préoccupent les pouvoirs publics dans la plupart des pays de l’OCDE. Récemment, plusieurs études de l’OCDE ont mis en évidence des évolutions très contrastées de la croissance et de la productivité dans différents pays, et proposé diverses mesures pour améliorer les résultats enregistrés dans ce domaine.

OECD-China Governance Project: The Institutional Arrangements for the Production of Statistics

Statistics Working Paper N. 11 - 2005/1 - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of recent discussions on the quality of Chinese data, and to describe and evaluate the institutional organization and methods of data compilation in China. The first part outlines key criticisms of Chinese data and examines their validity. The second part describes the institutional organization of statistical data compilation in China--with

Total Inputs Based on National Price Indices for ICT Capital Goods - Data: Volume Indices 2000=100 and Percentage Changes

A volume index of combined labour and capital inputs for the total economy. The index has been constructed as a weighted average of the rate of change of total hours worked and the rate of change of capital services. Cost shares of inputs averaged over the two periods under consideration serve as weights (Törnqvist index). Price indices for information and communication technology assets are those published by national statistical

Measuring Atypical Jobs: Levels and Changes

Statistics Working Paper N. 10 - 2004/1. This paper presents a new classification of atypical working arrangements, developed by Istat, the Italian Statistical Institute.

Short-Term Economic Statistics (STES) Timeliness Framework

The Short-term Economic Statistics Timeliness Framework is a structured collection of documentation on a range of good practices currently used by statistical organisations for improving timeliness.

Business Tendency and Consumer Surveys: Surveys - Good Practices

Surveys and good practices in Business Tendency and Consumer Surveys including survey description, questionnaire description, methodology and data presentation.

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