Institution

OECD

Year

2014

Level

Basic to intermediate

Includes exercises

Yes

Material content

1) Macroeconomic aggregates 2) Volume and price increases 3) Production and final uses 4) Household, business and government accounts 5) Financial accounts and balance sheets 6) Input-output tables 7) Compilation and reporting 8) Production and income account of the US 9) International systems of national accounts 10) National accounts and welfare measures

Associated course(s)

Yes, on occasion. The handbook provides, for example, the basis for a course on 23 and 24 August 2020 in Oslo, organized by IARIW. It is also frequently used as the main reference material in courses. For example in the regional SUT course, held 20-24 January 2020 in Chiba, Japan.

Target audience

Both users and compilers of National Accounts.

Abstract

This textbook is meant to be used to train both compilers and users of national accounts. It reflects the new developments in the 2008 System of National Accounts, for example the new treatment of R&D expenditure. It also includes discussions of the financial crisis in 2008 to 2009 in the context of National Accounts data.