Estimating Real Production and Expenditures across Nations : A Proposal for Improving the Penn World Tables

Estimating Real Production and Expenditures across Nations : A Proposal for Improving the Penn World Tables

From its inception, the Penn World Tables (PWT), building on the International Comparisons Program (ICP) of the United Nations, has sought to compare the standard of living of individuals in different countries. That is, the term "real GDP per...

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Main Authors:	Feenstra, Robert C., Heston, Alan, Timmer, Marcel P., Deng, Haiyan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BENCHMARK BENCHMARK DATA CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICES CURRENCY DEFLATION DEFLATORS DOMESTIC DEMAND ECONOMIC THEORY EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT BASKETS EXPORT PRICE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORT SHARES EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTS FINAL GOODS GDP PER CAPITA GROSS OUTPUT IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPORT DATA IMPORT PRICE IMPORT PRICES IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORTS INDEX NUMBERS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKET SEGMENTATION MARKET SHARES NATIONAL INCOME OIL EXPORTERS OPEN ECONOMIES OPENNESS PRICE LEVEL PRICE LEVELS PRODUCT QUALITY PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP RETAIL SPECIALIZATION STANDARD OF LIVING SUBSTITUTE TARIFF RATES TERMS OF TRADE TERMS OF TRADE IMPROVEMENT TRADE BALANCE TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECT TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICIES TRADE PRICES TRANSPORT COSTS VALUE OF EXPORTS WAGES WEALTH WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7451133/estimating-real-production-expenditures-across-nations-proposal-improving-penn-world-tables-estimating-real-production-expenditures-across-nations-proposal-improving-penn-world-tables http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7243

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7243