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EU statistics still incoherent due to national differences
Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 3:51 AM EDT (EU Observer)
EU member states can no longer cook the books as Greece did for years in a row, but their reluctance to share data and adopt common accounting rules mean extra costs for Eurostat, the European statistics office.
Killing the American Community Survey Blinds Business
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 11:06 AM EDT (Business Week)
On May 9 the U.S. House of Representatives voted to kill the American Community Survey (ACS), which collects data on some 3 million households each year and is the largest U.S. household survey next to the decennial census. The ACS provides data that help determine how …
Why do statisticians answer silly questions that no one ever asks?
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 2:52 AM EDT (Significance Magazine)
“Other people don't understand us”, wail statisticians. But do statisticians try to understand what other people want? Statisticians answer silly questions that no one in their right minds would ever ask, says Matt Briggs (Statistical consultant and Adjunct Profe …
The Flaws of a Voluntary National Household Survey
Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:57 AM EST (The Globe and Mail)
Changes to the way in which the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated is a good illustration of how important statistical methodology can be.
Making sense of the 2011 Canadian Census
Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:58 AM EST (Ottawa Citizen)
Statistics Canada has released the first instalment of the data from the 2011 Census that took place in May 2011.
Big Data, Big Impact: New Possibilities for International Development
Seeded on Fri Feb 3, 2012 5:27 AM EST (World Economic Forum)
A flood of data is created every day by the interactions of billions of people using computers, GPS devices, cell phones and medical devices.
Trends in U.S. Income Inequality
Seeded on Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:55 AM EST (U.S. Congressional Budget Office)
October 2011, the Congressional Budget Office produced an in depth study into inequality in the U.S. between 1979 and 2007. They concluded inequality has widened in the US in the past three decades.
The Future of Producing Social and Economic Statistical Information, Part III
Seeded on Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:51 AM EDT (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
The future is likely to value more timely statistical information, while certain populations may become more difficult to measure directly. However, many of these difficult-to-measure businesses, households and persons will be included in administrative data systems (data a …
The Myth of Greek Profligacy and the Faith Based Economics of the 'Troika'
Seeded on Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:17 AM EDT (Naked Capitalism)
Historically, Greeks have been very good at constructing myths. The rest of the world? Not so great, if the current burst of commentary on the country is anything to go by.
Taxing the Wealthy Will Not Kill Jobs
Seeded on Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:46 AM EDT (Multiplier Effect)
Robert Samuelson’s Washington Post column on inequality (“The backlash against the rich", October 9th, 2011) turns his gaze to the proposal to raise income taxes on those with incomes above a million dollars, whom he refers to as “job creators” — a R …
'Groupthink' IMF Slammed for Mistakes Before Crisis
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:21 AM EDT (Bretton Woods Project)
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) found major International Monetary Fund (IMF) lapses in judgement before the financial crisis, including the promotion of "light-touch regulation", casting doubt on the Fund's ability to contribute to taming global finance.
At the Shrink's Bed: The IMF, the Global Crisis and the Independent Evaluation Office Report
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:18 AM EDT (VOX)
In the years leading to the 2007 financial upheaval, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) routinely failed to detect the vulnerabilities that brought economies to fragility and kept an overall tone of optimism, even after the crisis had started.
IMF Performance in the Run-Up to the Financial and Economic Crisis
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:46 AM EDT (International Monetary Fund)
Warning member countries about risks to the global economy and the buildup of vulnerabilities in their own economies is arguably the most important purpose of IMF surveillance.
OECD Launches New Report on Measuring Well-being
Seeded on Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:28 AM EDT (Newsroom)
A new OECD publication How’s Life? offers a comprehensive picture of what makes up people’s lives in 40 countries worldwide.
The Backlash against the U.S. Rich
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:32 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
The context for Occupy Wall Street and proposals to tax the rich — “rich” being constantly redefined — is the broader issue of economic inequality.
Eurozone: It Seemed a Good Idea At the Time
Seeded on Thu Oct 6, 2011 2:46 AM EDT (Library of Economics and Liberty)
In the type of society we live in, two kinds of order are intertwined. One is driven by agreements, contracts and custom resulting in exchanges between individuals exercising the freedom of choice that the circumstances of each permit.
Spin is cause of deep flaw in democratic government
Seeded on Mon Oct 3, 2011 2:34 AM EDT (2011 Johnian Lecture, St John's College, Cambridge)
The UK Statistics Authority chair, Sir Michael Scholar, has strongly criticised the power wielded by spin doctors in shaping the Coalition government's policy and practice, and its failure to date "to strengthen the independence and objectivity of official statistics".
Follow the Money: Behind the European Debt Crisis Lie More Bank Bailouts
Seeded on Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:13 AM EDT (www.davidmcnally.org)
David McNally (York University, Toronto, Canada): "While I was cursing the inane mainstream commentary on the global economy recently, I was reminded of a pivotal scene in the 1976 movie, All the President's Men.
The Future of Producing Social and Economic Statistical Information, Part II
Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:12 AM EDT (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
Because of changes in American society, 1) the U.S.
The Future of Producing Social and Economic Statistical Information, Part I
Seeded on Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:10 AM EDT (U.S. Bureau of the Census)
The U.S. Census Bureau produces a vast array of statistical information used by governments and businesses to inform decisions that affect everyone’s lives.
Repeating mistakes of the 1930s
Seeded on Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:36 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
“We are back in a danger zone”, says a top economist at the International Monetary Fund. Though an understatement, it captures the central paradox of the 2011 annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank.
The Case Against Rating Agencies
Seeded on Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:17 AM EDT (Information Clearing House News)
In today's looming confrontation the ratings agencies are playing the political role of "enforcer" as the gatekeepers to credit, to put pressure on Iceland, Greece and even the United States to pursue creditor-oriented policies that lead inevitably to financial crises.
George Soros - How to Resolve the Euro Crisis
Seeded on Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:16 AM EDT (Project Syndicate)
A comprehensive solution of the euro crisis must have three major components: reform and recapitalisation of the banking system, a eurobond regime and an exit mechanism.
Nouriel Roubini - Is Capitalism Doomed?
Seeded on Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:07 AM EDT (Project Syndicate)
The massive volatility and sharp equity-price correction now hitting global financial markets signal that most advanced economies are on the brink of a double-dip recession.
Eurozone Leaders Still Don't Get It
Seeded on Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:55 AM EDT (VOX)
The Eurozone crisis is accelerating dangerously and could tip the world into a new recession that cannot be fought. Interest rates are already zero and governments cannot borrow much anymore.
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EU statistics still incoherent due to national differencesEU member states can no longer cook the books as Greece did for years in a row, but their reluctance to share data and adopt common accounting rules mean extra costs for Eurostat, the European statistics office.
- Killing the American Community Survey Blinds Business
On May 9 the U.S. House of Representatives voted to kill the American Community Survey (ACS), which collects data on some 3 million households each year and is the largest U.S. household survey next to the decennial census. The ACS provides data that help determine how …
- Why do statisticians answer silly questions that no one ever asks?
“Other people don't understand us”, wail statisticians. But do statisticians try to understand what other people want? Statisticians answer silly questions that no one in their right minds would ever ask, says Matt Briggs (Statistical consultant and Adjunct Profe …
- The Flaws of a Voluntary National Household Survey
Changes to the way in which the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated is a good illustration of how important statistical methodology can be.
- Making sense of the 2011 Canadian Census
Statistics Canada has released the first instalment of the data from the 2011 Census that took place in May 2011.
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Paul van der Laan (1952) is Senior policy adviser on socio-economic and spatial statistics at Statistics Netherlands in The Hague. He holds a MA in Ec …
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