Economic Data Dissemination: What Influences Country Performanceon Frequency and Timiliness?

November 1, 2001

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Mehmet Agça, and Peter Allum. Economic Data Dissemination: What Influences Country Performanceon Frequency and Timiliness?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed December 26, 2024

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Summary

Despite initial improvements in macroeconomic data dissemination following the emerging markets crises of the late-1990s, large differences among countries remain. To identify the factors behind such differences, this paper develops measures of the frequency and timeliness of macroeconomic data dissemination for 180 countries. After discussing potential factors influencing data dissemination, the paper confirms the importance of a range of economic, social, and demographic factors. The relative importance of these factors in different regions is discussed, as well as the broader policy implications for strengthening macroeconomic data dissemination.

Subject: Data dissemination, Data processing, Economic and financial statistics, Financial markets, International capital markets

Keywords: BRO economy, Country, Data dissemination, Data frequency index, Data processing, East Asia, Economic statistics, Economy, International capital markets, Latin American economy, Macroeconomic data dissemination, Middle East, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Transition economy, Transparency, Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere economy, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

25
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2001/173
Stock No:

WPIEA1732001
ISBN:

9781451858631
ISSN:

1018-5941

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