01633cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005396 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451870978 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ramos, Roberto. Latin America : Highlights from the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA) / Roberto Ramos, Lisbeth Rivas, Gonzalo Pastor Campos. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (51 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base years, downwards biases with household final consumption estimates, and an overestimation of gross fixed capital formation in construction activities. Mode of access: Internet Pastor Campos, Gonzalo. Rivas, Lisbeth. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/239 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/239/001.2008.issue-239-en.xml IMF e-Library