HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON THE LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
17-18 November 2008, World Bank, Washington DC, USA
List of Documents
FILE SIZE Agenda 30 KB Report 74 KB PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS FILE SIZE SESSION 1 Opening Key note: The role of the SNA as an international statistical standard, now and in the future, Rob Vos, United Nations 40 KB SESSION 2 Are the theoretical foundations of the 2008 System of National Accounts still relevant today? The SNA: some outstanding issues, Peter Hill 47 KB PPT 88 KB Bridging Theory and Practice in National Accounting, Bart van Ark, Conference Board PPT 562 KB Discussion contribution, Wolfgang Strohm, Federal Statistical Office Germany PPT 185 KB Discussion contribution, Ian Ewing, Australian Bureau of Statistics PPT 162 KB SESSION 3 Does the 2008 System of National Accounts meet today's policy needs? The System of National Accounts and Policy Development - with a special focus on Fiscal Policy, Munir Sheikh, Statistics Canada PPT 1,570 KB SNA User Needs for Monetary and Financial Policy-making, Steven Keuning, European Central Bank PPT 218 KB The Global Financial Crisis: What Are We Learning About Policy-Makers' Data Needs?, Tessa van der Willigen and Pedro Rodriguez, International Monetary Fund PPT 116 KB SESSION 4 Organizing future revisions Considerations for future revisions of SNA, Kirsten Wismer, Statistics Denmark PPT 150 KB Justification, criteria, implementability considerations for revisions - Developing country perspective, Omi Elias, Statistics Malaysia PPT 630 KB Governance, Mandate & Functions, Karen Wilson, Statistics Canada PPT 42 KB Discussion contribution, Shlomo Yitzhaki, Statistics Israel PPT 36 KB SESSION 5 Research agenda for future SNA development Criteria for setting priorities for the SNA research agenda, Joe Grice, World Bank PPT 39 KB Fundamental Issues Relating to Data Gathering and Data Quality and Related Resource and Response Burden Consideration, Joseph Kamara and Mwaluma Gegbe, Statistics Sierra Leone 16 KB PPT 63 KB Dealing with External Challenges in the Compilation of National Accounts: The Dutch Response, Peter van de Ven, Statistics Netherlands PPT 134 KB Discussion contribution, Steven Keuning, European Central Bank PPT 85 KB SESSION 6 Conclusions and recommendations for action Report 74 KB
