01549cas a2200193 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012669 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9789264197459 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Measuring the Non Observed Economy : A Handbook. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (251 pages) <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 Good-quality, comprehensive national accounts are vital for economicpolicymaking and research. Exhaustive coverage is difficult to achieve,however, because some economic activities may be illegal, informal,household production for own final use, or missed because of deficienciesin the data collection system. Such activities are said to constitute thenon-observed ("hidden," "underground," or "shadow") economy. ThisHandbook - the product of collaboration among the OECD, the IMF, ILO, ISC-CIS - identifies best practices for measuring the non-observed economy, consistent with international standards (in particular, with theSystem of National Accounts 1993). Mode of access: Internet Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/071/16106-9789264197459-en/16106-9789264197459-en-book.xml IMF e-Library