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Accounting provides an important source of economic measures, yet consistently falls short of the economist’s conceptual ideal. This shortfall is fodder for economic research, is the result of economic forces, and is the key to making the best possible use of these measures.

This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume

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Helpful comments by Haijin Lin and David Sappington are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Demski, J.S. (2008). Accounting and Economics. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_527-2

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