The IFC's contribution to the 52nd ISI Session, Helsinki, 1999

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Editorial	1
Articles
Additive and Multiplicative Causal Analysis - Generalisation of Index Theory Arthur Vogt and János Barta	4
Denomination of Time Series after the Start of European Monetary Union Robert Fecht	15
Helsinki Meeting 1999	20
Globalization of Markets
Invited Papers
Globalization: Implications for International Standards in Statistics Jan A J Bové and Carol S Carson	21
Distinction between Capital Gain and Income Gain Satoru Hagino	25
The Effects of the Globalisation of Financial Markets on the Obtaining of Cross-border Transactions Statistical Information: The Spanish Experience María Pérez Jurado and Ana Sánchez	29
Internationalisation of Financial Markets and Implications for Data Collection and Statistics Robert Hamilton	32
Contributed Papers
The Organisation of a First Portfolio Survey in Belgium and the Problem of the Household Sector Guido Melis	38
Accruals Methodology: Statistical Problems in the Estimation of Interest for New Financial Instruments in the Context of Globalisation of Financial Markets Aureliano Gentilini and Valeria Pellegrini	40
Changes in the Finnish International Investment Position 1985-1998, a Brief Statistical Analysis Jorma Hilpinen and Heikki Hella	42
Central Banks' Statistical Function	51
Central Bank Statistical Function
Contributed Papers
The Role of the Central Bank of Barbados in the Field of Statistics Daniel O Boamah	51
Function of Central Banks in the Field of Statistics: The Case of Belgium Bart Meganck and G Poullet	53
What is a Central Bank's Function in the Field of Statistics? The Case of Botswana Dr D Cowan and M Radipotsane	55
Quel est le Rôle d'une Banque Centrale en Matière Statistique? Jacques Pécha et René Isnard	57
National Statistical Offices: Their Place in a Changing World Carol S Carson	59
The Role of the Economic and Monetary Statistics Department at the Bank Indonesia Ending Fadjar and Soekowardojo	63
Statistical Activitites of the Central Bank of Iran Assad Monajemi	65
Information Infrastructure of Central Banks as an Integral Segment of Official Statistics Józef Oleñski	67
The Function of the National Bank of Slovakia in the Field of Statistics Gregor Bajtay and Branislav Sodoma	69
Fisher's Short Stories
Fisher's Short Stories on Wealth 13-21	71
Short Stories on Wealth	73

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