The OECD is one of the five organizations that are directly involved in defining the System of National Accounts, by which such aggregates as GDP or GNI are calculated at the world level. In easily understood language, the authors of this book —current and former heads of national accounts at the OECD —explain GDP and GNI, what their components are, what they mean, and how they are used.\ Opening with a chapter showing how national accounts concepts relate to macroeconomics, the books goes on...
This manual explains what GDP and GNI and their components are and what they mean. It shows how they are used and what they are used for. And it does this in an easily understood way. Opening with a chapter showing how national accounts concepts relate to