International Comparison Program 2011: Regional Coordinators & TAG Meeting Outcomes
This report presents the outcomes of the October 2009 meetings in Washington, DC, focusing on the International Comparison Program (ICP) 2011. Key objectives included enhancing collaboration among regions, setting operational goals, and discussing methodological aspects. The report summarizes the main findings from the Regional Coordinators and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings, encompassing lessons from the 2005 round, agreed methodologies for product lists, and essential topics for future research related to national accounts and health services.
International Comparison Program 2011: Regional Coordinators & TAG Meeting Outcomes
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International Comparison Program2011 Reports from Regional Coordinators & TAG Meetings • Michel Mouyelo-Katoula • Global Manager • International Comparison Program Executive Board Meeting October 14, 2009 Washington DC
Outline Dates of meetings 2 September 2009 October 2009 • Objectives of Meetings • Main Outcomes of Regional Coordinators meeting • Main Outcomes of TAG meeting Regional Coordinators Meeting 28 29 30 Technical Advisory Group Meeting 1 2
Objectives of Meetings Regional Coordinators • Enhance collaboration between regions and GO • Set objectives of the 2011 round • Agree methodological aspects • Identify the main work areas • Reach understanding on data transmission and sharing • Agree on time schedules T.A.G. • Review the achievements of the ICP 2005 Round • Discuss the methodological implications of the objectives of the ICP 2011
Regional Coordinators Meeting:Main Outcomes • Objectives of ICP 2011 • Lessons Learned from the ICP 2005 • Process for building product lists for the main survey • Education services • Health services • Housing • Gross capital formation • National Accounts • Data Management and Processing Resources • ICP Data Quality Framework • ICP Calendar of Activities • Memoranda of Understanding Agreement reached on:
Technical Advisory Group:Main Outcomes The TAG welcomed G.O’s initiatives of: • Health • Poverty PPPs • National Accounts • Global linking and aggregation • Process for building the core and regional product lists • Education • Rents for owner-occupied dwellings • Research topics • Delineating a National Accounts Framework for ICP work • Defining guidelines for the implementation of ICP related National Accounts activities Discussions covered:
Technical Advisory Group:Research Areas The TAG proposed 11 research topics • The treatment of owner-occupied housing • The treatment of financial services • The measurement of government outputs • Problems associated with the review of survey frameworks • The treatment of exports and imports • The adjustment of household consumption data for net purchases abroad • The representativity problem • Aggregation issues • Pricing construction • Poverty issues • Backcasting.