Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Apply the principles underlying the compilation of national accounts and financial accounts statistics.
- Describe the links between the sequence of accounts, thereby providing the basis for an integrated compilation of non-financial economic activities, generation of income, financial transactions, and balance sheets.
- Apply the acquired knowledge on concepts and methodology to identify data gaps as well as strengths and weaknesses in existing data.
- Explore alternate and competing data sources to compile the ISA.
- Confront ISA estimates to ensure that they are consistent and coherent throughout the sequence of accounts.
- Explain to policymakers the importance and relevance of compiling ISA and balance sheets for the analysis of macro-prudential developments.