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  • December 1998
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Origins of National Income Accounting

By: David A. Moss and Joseph P Gownder
  • Format:Print
  • | Pages:7
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Abstract

Set in the Great Depression, this case explores the origins of national income accounting in the United States. Highlights Senator La Follette's 1932 proposal for the federal government to begin collecting national income statistics.

Keywords

Accounting; Financial Crisis; Data and Data Sets; Mathematical Methods; United States

Citation

Moss, David A., and Joseph P Gownder. "Origins of National Income Accounting." Harvard Business School Case 799-080, December 1998.

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David A. Moss

Business, Government and the International Economy
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