A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product

In this paper, Antoine Brunet questions the OECD method in calculating contributions to GDP growth. He tries to show this method induces the users to seriously misjudge the contribution of external trade balance to GDP growth. He shows there is an alternative method, i.e. the AB method which is math...

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Main Author: Brunet Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Economists' Association of Vojvodina 2009-01-01
Series:Panoeconomicus
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2009/1452-595X0903397B.pdf
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spelling doaj-b7e294575ac84249bec1684fddcfd0aa2020-11-24T22:24:18ZengEconomists' Association of VojvodinaPanoeconomicus1452-595X2009-01-0156339740810.2298/PAN0903397BA pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic productBrunet AntoineIn this paper, Antoine Brunet questions the OECD method in calculating contributions to GDP growth. He tries to show this method induces the users to seriously misjudge the contribution of external trade balance to GDP growth. He shows there is an alternative method, i.e. the AB method which is mathematically as correct as the OECD one. And this method is much more pertinent and allows the users to distinguish between two kinds of countries: on the one hand, the mercantilist countries and on the other hand, the non-mercantilist countries. http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2009/1452-595X0903397B.pdfgrowth contributionexternal trade balanceborrowinggrowth strategymercantilism
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A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
Panoeconomicus
growth contribution
external trade balance
borrowing
growth strategy
mercantilism
author_facet Brunet Antoine
author_sort Brunet Antoine
title A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
title_short A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
title_full A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
title_fullStr A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
title_full_unstemmed A pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
title_sort pertinent analytic method to correctly measure contributions to growth in gross domestic product
publisher Economists' Association of Vojvodina
series Panoeconomicus
issn 1452-595X
publishDate 2009-01-01
description In this paper, Antoine Brunet questions the OECD method in calculating contributions to GDP growth. He tries to show this method induces the users to seriously misjudge the contribution of external trade balance to GDP growth. He shows there is an alternative method, i.e. the AB method which is mathematically as correct as the OECD one. And this method is much more pertinent and allows the users to distinguish between two kinds of countries: on the one hand, the mercantilist countries and on the other hand, the non-mercantilist countries.
topic growth contribution
external trade balance
borrowing
growth strategy
mercantilism
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1452-595X/2009/1452-595X0903397B.pdf
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