International Economic Transactions: Issues in Measurement and Empirical Research / Peter Hooper, J. David Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooper, Peter.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Richardson, J. David.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w3805.

NBER working paper series no. w3805

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations--Statistical methods.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

International Economic Transactions

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1991.

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1991.

Summary:

This paper summarizes a forthcoming book that describes issues and recent innovations in the measurement of international transactions. A number of distinguished authors assess data measuring trade in merchandise, services, and foreign-direct investment claims. Others assess international prices and data measuring comparisons of inputs and outputs internationally. (International financial data are not assessed.) The chapters in many cases tabulate the data and illustrate their application to recent research questions. U.S. international data are emphasized, but those of other countries are frequently highlighted as well. Growing international interdependence and structural and technological change raise a number of important theoretical and measurement issues that are explored here with regard, for example, to computer prices, productivity, international convergence of income, service provision from overseas affiliates, and proper valuation of direct investment stakes.

Notes:

Print version record

August 1991.