1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781044303321

Autore

Greer John Michael

Titolo

The ecotechnic future [[electronic resource] ] : envisioning a post-peak world / / John Michael Greer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gabriola Island, BC, : New Society Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-282-46555-4

1-55092-439-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 271 pages)

Disciplina

338.927

901

Soggetti

Human ecology

Forecasting

Ecology

Social change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Advance Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Introduction; Part One: Orientations; Chapter 1: Beyond the Limits; Chapter 2: The Way of Succession; Chapter 3: A Short History of the Future; Chapter 4: Toward the Ecotechnic Age; Part Two: Resources; Chapter 5: Preparations; Chapter 6: Food; Chapter 7: Home; Chapter 8: Work; Chapter 9: Energy; Chapter 10: Community; Chapter 11: Culture; Chapter 12: Science; Part Three: Possibilities; Chapter 13: The Ecotechnic Promise; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

How to survive and thrive in the post-industrial age



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961922503321

Autore

Gonzalez-Garcia Jesus

Titolo

Benford’s Law and Macroeconomic Data Quality / / Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia, Gonzalo Pastor Campos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

9786612842320

9781462306343

1462306349

9781452791449

1452791449

9781451871579

1451871570

9781282842328

1282842323

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (22 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

Pastor CamposGonzalo

Disciplina

339

Soggetti

Business & Economics

Economic Theory

Investments: General

Macroeconomics

Money and Monetary Policy

Statistics

Econometric and Statistical Methods: General

Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data

Data Access

Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth

Environmental Accounts

Monetary Systems

Standards

Regimes

Government and the Monetary System

Payment Systems

General Aggregative Models: General

Investment

Capital

Intangible Capital

Capacity



Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology

Computer Programs: Other

Current Account Adjustment

Short-term Capital Movements

Econometrics & economic statistics

Monetary economics

Currencies

National accounts

Gross fixed investment

Government finance statistics

Balance of payments statistics

Money

Economic and financial statistics

National income

Saving and investment

Finance

Balance of payments

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Benford's Law and Testing Methodology; A. Benford's Law; B. Testing Methodology; III. Conformity of Macroeconomic Data with Benford's Law; IV. Comparison of Goodness of Fit Tests Results with ROSC Assessments of Data Quality; V. Can Tests of Conformity with Benford's Law be Considered Reliable Indicators of Macroeconomic Data Quality ?; VI. Conclusion; Text Tables; 1. Banking Survey Statistics: Goodness of Fit Tests; 2. Balance of Payments Statistics: Goodness of Fit Tests; 3. National Accounts Statistics: Goodness of Fit Tests

4. Government Finance Statistics: Goodness of Fit Tests5. Rejections of Benford's Law and Shares of LNO and NO Ratings; Appendix: Country Groups and Data Series Used; Appendix Tables; A.1. Groups of Countries; A2. Data Series Tested; Text Figures; 1. Finland and Japan Nominal GDP; 2. Niger Nominal GDP, Household Consumption and Gross Fixed Capital Formation; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper examines the usefulness of testing the conformity of macroeconomic data with Benford's law as indicator of data quality. Most of the macroeconomic data series tested conform with Benford's law. However, questions emerge on the reliability of such tests as indicators of data quality once conformity with Benford's law is contrasted with the data quality ratings included in the data module of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (data ROSCs). Furthermore, the analysis shows that rejection of Benford's law may be unrelated to the quality of statistics, and instead may result from marked structural shifts in the data series. Hence, nonconformity with Benford's law should not be interpreted as a reliable indication of poor quality in macroeconomic data.