Vessel traffic data based on the Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a big data source for
nowcasting trade activity in real time. Using Malta as a benchmark, we develop indicators of …

Statistical offices have often recourse to benchmarking methods for compiling quarterly
national accounts (QNA). Benchmarking methods employ quarterly indicator series (i) to …

In March 2017, the IMF published an upgrade of its Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS)
dataset. This paper documents the new methodology that has been developed to estimate …

To derive real GDP, the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA) recommends a
technique called double deflation. Some countries use single deflation techniques, which fail to …

This paper presents a statistical analysis of revisions in quarterly gross domestic product (GDP)
of the Group of Twenty countries (G-20) since 2000. The main objective is to assess …

Deep learning approaches have recently raised the bar in many fields, from Natural Language
Processing to Computer Vision, by leveraging large amounts of data. However, they …

Benchmarking methods can be used to extrapolate (or “nowcast”) low-frequency benchmarks
on the basis of available high-frequency indicators. Quarterly national accounts are a …

As the pandemic heigthened policymakers’ demand for more frequent and timely indicators
to assess economic activities, traditional data collection and compilation methods to produce …

Strokes, surgeries, or degenerative diseases can impair motor abilities and balance. Long-term
rehabilitation is often the only way to recover, as completely as possible, these lost skills. …

In this paper, a fully immersive serious game system that combines two Natural User Interfaces
(NUIs) and a Head Mounted Display (HMD) to provide an interactive Virtual Environment (…