A Pertinent Analytic Method to Correctly Measure Contributions to Growth in Gross Domestic Product

Authors

  • Antoine Brunet AB Marchés

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN0903397B

Keywords:

Growth contribution, External trade balance, Borrowing, Growth strategy, Mercantilism

Abstract

In this paper, Antoine Brunet questions the OECD method in calculating contributions to GDP growth. He tries to show this method induces the users to seriously misjudge the contribution of external trade balance to GDP growth. He shows there is an alternative method, i.e. the AB method which is mathematically as correct as the OECD one. And this method is much more pertinent and allows the users to distinguish between two kinds of countries: on the one hand, the mercantilist countries and on the other hand, the non-mercantilist countries.

Key words: Growth contribution, External trade balance, Borrowing, Growth strategy,  Mercantilism.
JEL: E01, E29, F43, F53.

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Published

2009-10-10

How to Cite

Brunet, A. (2009). A Pertinent Analytic Method to Correctly Measure Contributions to Growth in Gross Domestic Product. Panoeconomicus, 56(3), 397–408. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN0903397B

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Polemic

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