The adoption of the European System of Accounts 1995 framework in the national accounts of Malta

Grech, Aaron George and Pace, Christopher (2004): The adoption of the European System of Accounts 1995 framework in the national accounts of Malta. Published in: Central Bank of Malta Quarterly Review : pp. 55-67.

Abstract

The release of ESA 1995 GDP data for Malta has ushered in great changes in the way in which the Maltese economy can be analysed. Indicators computed from the new national accounts reveal that the Maltese economy has achieved a relatively high degree of convergence with the European average, especially when compared with other new Member States. However some industries which are less subject to competitive pressures under-perform compared with their European counterparts, while employment rates remain very low.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: national accounts, productivity, sectoral analysis
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth ; Aggregate Productivity ; Cross-Country Output Convergence; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E0 - General > E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth ; Environmental Accounts; L - Industrial Organization > L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing > L60 - General

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