PROBLEMS IN THE COMPILATION OF INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES IN THE NETHERLANDS

This article deals with some aspects of the compilation of input-output tables (I.O. tables). A global view is given of the way in which I.O. tables are compiled in The Netherlands. It is indicated that in The Netherlands a number of developments are in progress that have led to an extension of the uses that are made of I.O. tables. The changing demands on I.O. tables that result from these developments can be met in future to an important degree. This has been made possible by extending and improving basic statistics and by increasing the uses made of automation facilities. Some problems remain, however, and one of these problems takes a central place in this article. This is the problem of accuracy and continuity: how can yearly I.O. tables be compiled that combine accuracy with consistency over time. Accuracy means here that the tables should be as complete as possible and in optimal accordance with all available information. Consistency over time means that estimates of details of I.O. tables compared with the same estimates for previous years reflect real economic developments. It is obvious that those two demands may conflict, particularly for years in which new information becomes available. It then must be decided whether accuracy or consistency in time deserves priority. What problems result from this decision and what are the consequences for the yearly I.O. tables? The problems arising from the conflicting demands of accuracy and continuity apply to the Netherlands in the last few years. This led to a revision of I.O. tables and national accounts for 1977. This revision resulted in an increase of estimated national income of more than 6 percent. For some components the adjustments have been much larger; this is particularly true for the services sector. More information on the 1977 revision is given in an annex.     

PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE AREA OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN ARGENTINA

ABSTRACT*: The author describes the development of the public sector of the social economy in the last few years. The state-owned companies with significant participation in the economic activity of the country were privatized within the so-called State Reform Scheme (Law 23696), beginning in 1990. Privatizations are still being carried out, but the main activities that were formerly in the hands of the state (electricity, transport, public service) are now in the hands of the lucrative private sector (corporations, mainly of foreign origin). The policy regarding the transfer of these companies has not favoured the social economy sector.     

中部崛起中的六省旅游联动发展

中部崛起关系我国经济发展的全局,具有重要战略意义.借鉴长三角地区成功发展的启示,中部地区要实现崛起必须在发挥六省各自优势的同时,充分进行区域协作,实行区域联动.在目前六省竞争有余、协作不足的情况下,有必要利用旅游资源丰富、互补性强,旅游产业发展态势良好的有利条件,充分发挥旅游业关联带动作用明显、区域协作性强的产业特质,以旅游业为联动的首选行业,进行协作,实现旅游资源、客源市场共享,域内各级政府与旅游企业间的联动.并以此为范例,带动其他产业的协作与联动,开创六省上下一条心、紧抓机遇共谋崛起的良好局面.     

HOUSE PRICES IN THE MEASUREMENT OF INFLATION IN THE EURO AREA

An important element of the current monetary policy debate in Europe is the question of if and how house prices should be included in the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP). This paper uses a signal extraction approach to inflation measurement to illustrate the impact of including house prices when the aggregate inflation measure is constructed by assigning weights to individual price series based on their signal-to-noise ratio. The inclusion of house prices in the HICP in this manner does not materially impact the appropriate stance of monetary policy. ( JEL E31, E52, E58)     

江西省人口城市化发展水平的空间差异研究

根据第五次人口普查设计的城乡划分标准，用城市人口和非农业人口两组统计数据，城市、县城、市县以下建制镇三个层次，分析了江西省人口城市化南北空间分布特征及形成原因；提出了促进江西人口城市化发展的对策和建议。     

中国建筑园林的南北差异

我国建筑和园林南北差异明显。在园林方面,南巢北穴,缘由不同;南敞北实,形式不同;南水北石,要素不同;南花北柏,植被不同;南私北皇,社会背景不同。在宗教建筑方面,南方多佛教名山和道教洞天福地,北方多佛教石窟。此外,在民居的空间布局和建筑形式方面、街坊格局方面,也有差异。建筑和园林的南北差异是我国地域文化景观的重要组成部分。     

THE ASCENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AS AN ACTOR IN THE MONETARY INTEGRATION PROCESS IN THE 1960s

This paper discusses macroeconomic and monetary policy making at the European Commission in the 1960s. The Commission, in its analysis, focused strongly on economic imbalances in the Community, as they could threaten the common market project. In order to strengthen the system of economic governance of the Community, the Commission advocated an improved monetary cooperation, in line with the internal logic of the integration process. This contrasted with the view of the central bankers, who took the international monetary system as the framework for their analysis. This paper shows the ascent of the Commission as an actor in the monetary area, notwithstanding the relatively limited provisions of the European Economic Community Treaty.     

我国典型农业地域农业发展模式研究

本文论述了农业地域的的概念和特征,运用定量方法划分出我国的典型农业地域,并分析了我国典型农业地域农业发展的基础和限制因素,在此基础上提出,实行农业产业化,实现工业和农业的共同开发是我国典型农业地域农业发展的理想模式,并重点论述了农业产业化的涵义,组织形式的选择和政策建议,。     

浙江中部地区旅游开发布局研究

本文将浙江中部地区旅游业开发布局拟为：立足金华、联络四方、优化结构、筑成特色、面向市场、全方位开拓．并加以论述。     

试论农村剩余劳动力转移中的政府行为

文章首先分析了自改革开放以来我国城乡差距的扩大,并指出了随着农业生产力的提高,我国农村出现了大量的剩余劳动力。接着结合实际提出了转移农村剩余劳动力的任务,并从几个方面分析了转移过程中的困难及制约因素,最后指出了政府在解决大量农村剩余劳动力转移时的作用。     

THE ROLE OF THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE GIBSON PARADOX

Recent papers by Lee and Petruzzi (1986) and Barsky and Summers (1988) provide rival theories of how the Gibson Paradox could result from the impact of changes in the interest rate on the real price of gold. This paper empirically tests each model and finds more support for the Lee-Petruzzi approach than the Barsky-Summers approach. The paper also suggests that Lee and Petruzzi may have used an inappropriate method to test their model, and that both papers employed inappropriate sample periods.     

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TARIFFS IN THE 1930s IN AUSTRALIA: THE BRIGDEN REPORT RE-EXAMINED*

In 1927, the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr S.M. Bruce, appointed a committee of economists to undertake an inquiry into the economic impact of the Australian tariffs. The Report of this committee, known as the Brigden Report, was published in July 1929. In assessing the impact of tariffs on the Australian economy, the committee concluded that the protective tariff has been an effective means of securing a higher standard of living for a larger population. The purpose of this paper is to examine this conclusion quantitatively by simulating a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the 1930s in Australia. The results support the above conclusion of the Brigden Committee if the demand for Australian primary exports were price inelastic.