Research Discussion Paper – RDP 2014-12 A State-space Approach to Australian GDP Measurement

Contents

• Introduction
• Estimating GDP Growth
• Estimation
• Results
• Comparison with GDP(A)
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Identification
• Appendix B: Levels or Differences?
• References

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We would like to thank Adrian Pagan, James Holloway, Troy Gill, Jamie Hall, Christian Gillitzer, Gianni La Cava, Matthew Read, Peter Tulip, Alexandra Heath, Christopher Kent, Dan Smith, Paul Roberts, Michael Smedes and seminar participants at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Bureau of Statistics for discussions and helpful suggestions.