Business Economics articles from July 1993

Business Economics archives from July 1993

Integrity in official statistics.
July 1, 1993... AT A NABE Statistics Committee meeting near the end of 1992, Ed Mennis, Editor of Business Economics, suggested that we organize a special issue of Business Economics on the subject of "The Integrity of Official Statistics." This issue is the...

The integrity of federal statistics: a case study from the GAO perspective. (General Accounting Office)
July 1, 1993... SENATOR ERNEST F. HOLLINGS of South Carolina, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation, told the General Accounting Office (GAO) that press reports had come to his attention alleging that the Bureau of...

Assuring integrity for federal statistics: focus on GDP. (gross domestic product)
July 1, 1993... THE BASIC PURPOSE of official statistics in a democracy is to provide the public and government with information for their general awareness and for their use as a basis for decision or action. To fulfill that purpose, the users must have...

Perception or reality: can we trust federal statistics?
July 1, 1993... COMPLAINTS ABOUT government statistics have become a part of our everyday lives. It has become quite fashionable, even for those who use data in daily business activities, to criticize government statistical series. The critics often have good...

The missing ingredient in the economic expansion - new jobs.
July 1, 1993... THE SLOW GROWTH of job opportunities in the current economic expansion, at least until mid-1992, has been a major source of concern to all levels of government, the public in general, and is a particularly disappointing aspect of the business...

International perspective: American public opinion on trade, 1950-1990.
July 1, 1993... PUBLIC OPINION POLLS provide politicians with maps to the politically possible. Whether a politician wants to know which policies will be popular or simply wants to know which rationales might seem credible, poll results can help guide the way....

Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on U.S.-Mexican trade and investment flows.
July 1, 1993... IN DECEMBER 1992, the presidents of Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), creating a free trade area in North America that would be the largest of its kind in the world, with a combined GDP...

The business economist at work: government economists working on the national accounts.
July 1, 1993... WHEN THE latest gross domestic product (GDP) or personal income estimates flash across the news wires, few stop to ask, "Who prepared the estimates and how did they do it?" This article presents a picture of the economists who work on the...

The statistics corner: research with economic microdata: the Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies.
July 1, 1993... In a typical year, the Census Bureau's Economic Programs area carries out scores of surveys or censuses of business establishments and firms. These surveys produce a myriad of "data products" (as the Census Bureau calls them), most of which...

Windows. (Evaluation)
July 1, 1993... My purpose for writing this article is to share with you a few thoughts on the advantages of using Windows and Windows-related software applications. I've been using Windows for more than three years and one of my biggest mistakes was not to...

At the Hand of Man: Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife.
July 1, 1993... "IF IT PAYS, it stays," says a Montana rancher who markets the hunting access on his land. For this rancher, the elk who graze on grass that could be eaten by cattle are considered an asset rather than a liability, but this is generally not true...