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The Measurement Of Real Output Of Public Sector Services

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  • Reino T. Hjerppe

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Recently there has been discussion concerning the renewal of the volume measurements of public sector services. This renewal has been proposed e.g. in the recent United Nations Draft Manual on Public Sector Statistics. In the present paper we discuss some theoretical and practical problems connected with this renewal. According to some preliminary calculations concerning the Finnish educational sector, the new methodology might lead to a considerable revision of figures of output and labour productivity in the public sector. The revisions are of such a quantity that they might cause significant changes in the measurement of the volume of the total gross domestic product. This is a fact which may still require reflection before the new methodology is generally introduced, even though the revisions as such may be highly desirable from several aspects.

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  • Reino T. Hjerppe, 1980. "The Measurement Of Real Output Of Public Sector Services," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 26(2), pages 237-250, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revinw:v:26:y:1980:i:2:p:237-250
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1980.tb00154.x
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    1. Luoma, Kalevi & Hjerppe, Reino, 1997. "Finnish Experiences in Measuring and Promoting Productivity in the Public Sector," Discussion Papers 150, VATT Institute for Economic Research.
    2. Manfried Gantner, 1983. "Meßprobleme staatlicher Aktivitäten - Plädoyer für eine ergänzende, outputorientierte Betrachtungsweise," Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik, vol. 9(1), pages 17-40.

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