Measuring Capital -- OECD Manual [electronic resource]: Measurement of Capital Stocks, Consumption of Fixed Capital and Capital Services /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2001.
This Manual clarifies the conceptual issues concerning stocks and flows of fixed capital and provides practical guidelines for estimation. The Manual also deals with the definition and measurement of "capital services" which measure the contribution of capital assets into the production process.  The Manual thus provides a link with the OECD Manual on Productivity Measurement.
Description based upon print version of record.
""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTS IN CAPITAL MEASUREMENT""; ""CHAPTER 3 COVERAGE AND CLASSIFICATION OF STOCKS AND FLOWS""; ""CHAPTER 4 CAPITAL STOCKS AND FLOWS: BASIC DEFINITIONS AND USES""; ""CHAPTER 5 OVERVIEW OF MEASUREMENT METHODS""; ""CHAPTER 6 PERPETUAL INVENTORY METHOD""; ""CHAPTER 7 MEASURING CONSUMPTION OF FIXED CAPITAL""; ""CHAPTER 8 SURVEYS AND OTHER DIRECT MEASUREMENT METHODS""; ""CHAPTER 9 CAPITAL SERVICES""; ""ANNEX 1 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN THE MANUAL""; ""ANNEX 2 ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL STOCKS AND FLOWS IN FOUR COUNTRIES""
""ANNEX 3 SERVICE LIVES OF ASSETS USED IN FOUR COUNTRIES""""ANNEX 4 THE RESEARCH AGENDA FOR CAPITAL STOCKS AND FLOWS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-131).
This Manual clarifies the conceptual issues concerning stocks and flows of fixed capital and provides practical guidelines for estimation. The Manual also deals with the definition and measurement of "capital services" which measure the contribution of capital assets into the production process.  The Manual thus provides a link with the OECD Manual on Productivity Measurement.
Capital
Capital stock