Fourth Meeting of the beyond GDP sprint

Virtual Meeting 21 April 2022


The meeting will discuss the socio-demographic disaggregation of national accounts.


Tuesday, 21 April 2022: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (New York time)


Co-Modorators:
Jorge Bravo, United Nations Population Division
John Wilmoth, Director of United Nations Population Division

9:00 am - 9:10 am
Session 1: | Introduction, welcome remarks, and scene-setting

  • Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director of United Nations Statistics Division
  • John Wilmoth, Director of United Nations Population Division


  • 9:10 am - 9:40 am
    Session 2: Disaggregating National Accounts by age

    This session overviews methods to disaggregate National Accounts by age.

    Session 2 poll

    The estimation and use of the National Transfer Accounts Manual (2013) in different world regions. Presenters: Mun Sim Lai and Tim Miller, UN Population Division
    Presentation: National Transfer Accounts: Disaggregating National Accounts by age

    The adoption of National Transfer Accounts as part of Colombia's official statistics.
    Presenter: Juan Daniel Oviedo, Director, National Administrative Department of Statistics (Colombia)
    Presentation: Colombia's National Transfer Accounts:Insights and results

    Questions & Suggestions


    9:40 am - 10:00 am
    Session 3: Disaggregating National Accounts by Age and Gender

    This session overviews methods to disaggregate National Accounts by age and gender utilizing time-use survey data.

    Session 3 poll

    Work to assemble a manual on disaggregating national accounts both age and gender and preliminary results from the CWW project.
    Presenter: Gretchen Donehower, Counting Women's Work Project
    Presentation: Disaggregating National Accounts by Age and Gender

    Questions & Suggestions


    10:00 am - 10:15 am
    Break


    10:15 am - 10:45 am
    Session 4: Disaggregating National Accounts by age and socio-economic status

    This session overviews work to develop methods to disaggregate National Accounts by age and socio-economic status.

    Session 4 poll

    Disaggregating national accounts by age and education level in Brazil and Chile.
    Presenter: Prof. Cassio Turra, Center for Development and Regional Planning, Brazil

    Capturing wellbeing by disaggregating NTA and NTTA.
    Presenter: Prof. Alexia Fϋrnkranz-Prskawetz, Deputy Director, Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Presentation: Capturing wellbeing by disaggregating NTA and NTTA

    Questions & Suggestions


    10:45 am - 11:15 am
    Session 5: Synthesis

    This session draws together the previous three sessions.

    Session 5 poll

    How the disaggregated NTAs combine for a richer picture of the national economy.
    Presenter: Prof. Ronald Lee, University of California, Berkeley
    Presentation: How the disaggregated NTAs combine for a richer picture of the economy

    Questions & Suggestions


    11:15 am - 11:45 am
    Session 6: Breakout room discussions on next steps

    This session will deliver an opportunity for a conversation on next steps.

    Instructions for breakout rooms:
    •  Brief introduction: Name and affiliation
    •  Open discussion of 1 or 2 topics (suggestions below)

    • a - The pros and cons of using individual vs household as unit of analysis in Beyond GDP work.
    • b - Why do economic statisticians and economic demographers have such different opinions about life-cycle measures?
    • c - Ideas for building collaboration between Network of Economic Statisticians and NTA Network in 2022.
    • d - Any other topic of interest.
    •  Please feel free to post your great ideas in the breakout room chat. We'll provide a summary report before the next Sprint on May 5.



    11:45 am - 11:55 am
    Session 7: Preview of the next meeting

    This session overviews the fifth meeting of the Beyond GDP Sprint.
    Presenter: Erich Strassner, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
    Presentation: Beyond GDP Sprint: Mapping Beyond GDP Indexes, Indicator Frameworks, Wealth, and Health Approaches



    12:00 pm
    Adjourn


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