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The use of chain indices for deflating the national accounts

1987; IOS Press; Volume: 4; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/sju-1987-4403

1875-9238

Pieter G. Al, Bert M. Balk, Sake de Boer, Gert P. den Bakker,

Economic Theory and Policy

The problem of deflating national accounts and input-output tables can be approached from the theoretical as well as from the practical side. Although the theoretical argument favors the' ijse of chained Vartia-I indices, the current practice of compiling national accounts is restricted to U'§ing chained Paasche and Laspeyres indices. Various possible objections to the use of chained indices can be raised and rejected.