Intangible economy and its implications for statistics and statisticians

International Statistical Review

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-220

  Goldfinger, Charles ^a  

^a Global Electron Fin Management SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Brand value; Coopetition; Dematerialisation; Economic measurement data; Financial statistics measurement; Globalization; Information; Information technology; Intangible assets; Intangible economy; Invisibles; Measurement systems; Services; Trade statist

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031510524     PISSN: 03067734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-5823.1997.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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