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<p>Sustainable development measurement is an important exploration field in socio-economic statistics, which has been attached great importance by society for 30 years. In 2010, the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (CMEPSP), headed by J.E. Stiglitz, A. Sen and J.P. Fitoussi, published a report entitled "Mis-measuring Our Lives: Why GDP Doesn't Add Up" ("SSF Report" for short). It systematically reviews and summarizes methods of economic measurement, of which classical GDP issues, well-being measurement and sustainable development measurement constitute the three main contents. Society is advancing and we cannot follow the existing measurement methods without carefully re-examination. This paper analyzes several measurement dilemmas hidden in GDP statistics, explores the feasibility and necessity of the well-being measurement, queries the sustainability of sustainable development measurement.</p>
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<abstract><p>In this paper, we propose a beta kernel estimator to measure functional dependence (MFD). The MFD not only can measure the strength of linear or monotonic relationships, but it is also suitable for more complicated functional dependence. We derive the asymptotic distribution of the proposed estimator and then use several simulated examples to compare our estimator with the traditional measures. Our simulation results demonstrate that beta kernel provides high accuracy in estimation. A real data example is also given to illustrate one possible application of the new estimator.</p></abstract>
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<p>ISWGN (Inter-Secretariat Working Group on National Accounts) is revising 2008 SNA and is expected to publish the latest version of SNA in 2025. In this context, this paper observes SNA (System of National Accounts) from a new perspective of global public goods and further understands the public goods attributes of national accounts. The global public good is developed from the theory of public goods. According to its definition, classification, and supply rule, SNA is considered a global public good in essence. In terms of characteristics, SNA belongs to means-oriented and best shot supply-oriented global public goods. It has network effect and belongs to network global public goods. And it is also global institutional knowledge, belonging to knowledge-based global public goods. Although SNA serves as a global standard of national accounts, it is not mandatory for consumption. As a global public good, SNA can enhance a country's statistical ability, avoid and reduce the cost of developing the system of national accounts, and reduce transaction costs. At the same time, SNA has the problem of underprovision and underuse, which requires global cooperation in the revision process of SNA. The evolution of SNA demand determines the evolution of SNA supply. Therefore, even if SNA is a global public good, it does not mean that countries should copy SNA, but need to "localize" SNA and transform it from a global public good to a national or regional public good.</p>
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