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This paper gives an introduction to the QOM model, discusses its characteristics and advantages, and describes the application of the model up till now.

The response to a survey will never be 100%, nor will it be completely non-selective. This causes a bias in statistics based on survey research. In this PhD-thesis written by Fannie Cobben various...

This paper gives introduction to the OQM model, discusses its characteristics and advantages, and describes the applications of the model up to now.

Statistics Netherlands developed a factsheet containing several indicators measuring conjunctural change. This factsheet can be divided into three parts. The first part is based on 15 macro-economic...

Raw data records often contain missing or inconsistent items. Estimatingthe value of those items is usually complicated by restrictions imposed on possible value combinations. In this paper a method...

This paper presents the methods used for compiling physical and monetary balance sheets of oil and gas reserves in the Netherlands. Results and sensitivity analyses are shown for the period between...

This paper is a collaboration of Michael Polder and George van Leeuwen (CBS) with Pierre Mohnen and Wladimir Raymond (UNU-MERIT and University Maastricht). It investigates the effect of ICT and R&D...

In this paper a multivariate structural time series model is described that accounts for the panel design of the Dutch Labour Force Survey and is applied to estimate monthly unemployment rates....

There are still many puzzles to be solved concerning the relation between innovation and firm performance, in particular concerning the distinct roles of information and communication technology...

This paper investigates competition and its relation to productivity growth. The results indicate that firms need time to adjust to changes in competition, raising productivity afterwards. Results...

A common problem faced by statistical offices is that data may be missing from collected data sets. The typical way to overcome this problem is to impute the missing data. The problem of imputing...

More frequent and timely information on the development of the employed and unemployed labour force can be useful. This can be provided by a composite sentiment indicator, the workers’ sentiment,...

Economic indicators such as exports do not develop in isolation. The basic idea underlying the conditions monitors is that developments in macro-economic indicators are driven by a relatively low...

Economic indicators such as consumption do not develop in isolation. The basic idea underlying the conditions monitors is that developments in macro-economic indicators are driven by a relatively low...

In all European Union countries the classification of economic activities that is used in the Business Surveys is currently rebased from NACE Rev 1.1 to NACE Rev. 2. This paper describes some of the...

Nederland kan zich op ICT-gebied goed meten met andere toonaangevende landen. Zo is telewerken sterk toegenomen: de helft van de bedrijven in Nederland liet hun personeel in 2007 telewerken.

This paper describes methods for automatically detecting and correcting two systematic errors that are found in data collected for structural business statistics. It also discusses a simple heuristic...

Econometric techniques can be a powerful aid for the production of statistics. A prime example is the use of so-called benchmarking or interpolation techniques for producing more detailed or frequent...

In this study, a different temporal disaggregation approach is tested for producing a monthly series from a quarterly statistic when monthly observations are lacking. Monthly realisations are...

In deze publicatie brengen Denemarken, Finland, Nederland, Noorwegen en Zweden gezamenlijk de resultaten van het Eurostatonderzoek International Sourcing naar buiten. De cijfers hebben...

In this paper we study the selectivity in the recruitment of respondents for one of CentERdata’s Internet panels (the CentERpanel). This recruitment is based on a probability sample. It involves...

In a previous paper (discussion paper 07002, Schouten and Cobben) we introduced so-called R-indicators. These indicators attempt to measure the representativeness of the response to a survey. In the...

De Nederlandse economie is in het derde kwartaal van 2007 met 4,2 procent gegroeid ten opzichte van een jaar eerder. De tweede raming van de economische groei is 0,1 procentpunt hoger dan de eerste...

Labour productivity in business-services industry tends to lag behind the rest of the economy. This paper investigates whether labour productivity in European business services is affected by...

A common problem faced by statistical offices is that data may be missing from collected data sets. The typical way to overcome this problem is to impute the missing data. In this paper we describe...