Comments on Reforms and Crises in Government Statistics: The Case of Japan

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June 01 2020 Comments on Reforms and Crises in Government Statistics: The Case of Japan Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2020 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2020Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2020) 19 (2): 38–40. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00772 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments on Reforms and Crises in Government Statistics: The Case of Japan. Asian Economic Papers 2020; 19 (2): 38–40. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00772 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Naoyuki Yoshino, Keio University: This paper addresses issues regarding the collection and disclosure of data. GDP gap ([actual GDP] − [full employment level of GDP]) and rate of inflation are commonly used as targets of monetary policy based on the Taylor rule. Central bank and ministries are watching the fluctuation of economic growth by use of GDP, price fluctuations by use of the consumer price index, unemployment rate, wage rate, and so forth. The wage rate of Japan is currently computed by selected samples rather than examining the entire range of data, where sample selection is an important factor. An important question is whether all samples of individuals should be used to compute the wage rate or if only a selected sample data should be used. If a selected sample data were used, would it represent average workers, or would it be unbiased data? The rate of inflation in many... You do not currently have access to this content.