National Institute Economic Review articles from February 1991

National Institute Economic Review archives from February 1991

Summary and appraisal. (Great Britain's 1991 economy )
February 1, 1991... SUMMARY AND APPRAISAL It is clear now that 1991 will be a year of slow growth for the world economy. In the United States in particular there is real fear that a contraction of credit will result in a sharp cutback of economic activity. Our...

The home economy. (United Kingdom's economy)
February 1, 1991... CHAPTER 1. THE HOME ECONOMY The forecasts were prepared by Bob Anderton, Andrew Britton and Soterios Soteri, but they draw on the work of the whole team engaged in macroeconomic analysis and modelbuilding at the Institute. Part One of the...

The world economy. (Chapter 2)
February 1, 1991... CHAPTER II. THE WORLD ECONOMY Prospects for the short term The start of hostilities in the Gulf in January appears to have removed some of the uncertainties surrounding the oil market, and oil prices have dropped to around 20 dollars per...

Green economics. (solution to environmental pollution)
February 1, 1991... The Review is pleased to give hospitality to the deliberations of the Clare group but is not necessarily in agreement with the views expressed. Members of the CLARE Group are M.J Artis, A.J. C. Britton, WA. Brown, C.H. Feinstein, C.A.E....

Data adjustment and forecast performance.
February 1, 1991... DATA ADJUSTMENT AND FORECAST PERFORMANCE(1) by Andy Blake and Nigel Pain This article demonstrates how the use of balanced data can affect a forecasting exercise. The forecast published by the National Institute in November 1989 is revised...

Work on balanced accounts in the CSO: history and prospects. (British Central Statistical Office)
February 1, 1991... A technique for producing balanced national accounts was described by Stone, Champemowne and Meade in 1942, but there has so far been little use of the method in official publications. This article describes the experimental work undertaken...

Balancing the national accounts: comments on papers by Andy Blake and Nigel Pain (NIESR) and Peter Kenny (CSO). ("Data Adjustment and Forecast Performance" by Andy Blake and Nigel Pain, and "Work on Balanced Accounts in the CSO: History and Prospects" by P.B. Kenny)
February 1, 1991... The idea of balancing the national accounts can be traced back to the start of national accounting in its modern form. Estimates of national income had been produced in the years before the Second World War, but the first attempt to cast...