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International comparisons of the measurement of non-market output during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • John Mitchell

    (OECD)

  • James Lewis

    (Office for National Statistics)

  • Jorrit Zwijnenburg

    (OECD)

  • Rachida Dkhissi

    (OECD)

  • Thomas Prendergast

    (Office for National Statistics)

Abstract

The measurement of non-market output, characterised by providing goods and services without economically significant prices, has always proved challenging for compilers of the National Accounts. Various approaches are available to meet these challenges, often resulting in slight differences in methodology between countries. Government policies, introduced in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated some of these existing differences, potentially influencing the GDP estimates across countries. This joint paper by the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) explains the methodological options available to statistical compilers and explores differences in methodologies used by countries to measure non-market output, analysing their implications for international comparisons of GDP growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • John Mitchell & James Lewis & Jorrit Zwijnenburg & Rachida Dkhissi & Thomas Prendergast, 2022. "International comparisons of the measurement of non-market output during the COVID-19 pandemic," OECD Statistics Working Papers 2022/03, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:stdaaa:2022/03-en
    DOI: 10.1787/301f1306-en
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    Keywords

    COVID; education; GDP; National Accounts methodology; non-market output;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts

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