Benford’s Law and Macroeconomic Data Quality.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (22 pages)
- IMF Working Papers .
- IMF Working Papers .
Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Benford's Law and Testing Methodology -- A. Benford's Law -- B. Testing Methodology -- III. Conformity of Macroeconomic Data with Benford's Law -- IV. Comparison of Goodness of Fit Tests Results with ROSC Assessments of Data Quality -- V. Can Tests of Conformity with Benford's Law be Considered Reliable Indicators of Macroeconomic Data Quality ? -- VI. Conclusion -- Appendix : Country Groups and Data Series Used.