Assuring Integrity for Federal Statistics: Focus on GDP

The process of preparing GDP as well as safeguards in the form of BEA's organizational characteristics, physical and computer security, and prerelease procedures provide strong and systematic assurance of the integrity, i.e., objectivity and professionalism, of the GDP estimates. From the persp...

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Published inBusiness economics (Cleveland, Ohio) Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 18 - 24
Main Author Carson, Carol S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke National Association of Business Economists 01.07.1993
Springer
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Accuracy
Business
Business economics
Business surveys
Commerce
Confidentiality
Consumption
Economic indicators
Economic statistics
Economists
Estimates
Estimation methods
Expenditures
GDP
GNP
Government agencies
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Product
Income estimates
National income accounts
National income and product accounts
NIPA
Official statistics
Reliability
Statistics
THE INTEGRITY IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS
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Summary:The process of preparing GDP as well as safeguards in the form of BEA's organizational characteristics, physical and computer security, and prerelease procedures provide strong and systematic assurance of the integrity, i.e., objectivity and professionalism, of the GDP estimates. From the perspective of maintaining integrity during change in the economic accounts, an advisory board could play an important role in helping to identify issues and considering improvements. Research and documentation play enhanced roles in maintaining integrity during change.
ISSN:0007-666X
1554-432X