Estatísticas oficiais: credibilidade, reputação e coordenação

Abstract

This paper calls attention to the role of the official statistics in the decision process of modern economies. Official statistics, to become well accepted, should be credible and the official producer should have a good reputation. In this sense, we identify that the discussion about quality in the production of official statistics should stress the distinction between credibility of the statistics and the reputation of the official producer. Also we add thatthe new System of National Accounts plays an important role as an instrument ofcoordenation in the decentralized production of official statistics.