About the authors

Arjan Bruil studied general economics at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and has conducted market research. Currently, he is a researcher in the Sector Accounts Department, part of the National Accounts at Statistics Netherlands. He is responsible for the households sector and for non-profit institutions serving households. Earlier with Statistics Netherlands, he worked on the development of new statistics for labour accounts, the illegal economy, and local taxes. He is working toward a Ph.D. at the University of Tilburg, focusing on the development of the NTA framework for the Netherlands.

Jan W. van Tongeren was an Adviser and Consultant on National Accounts with the United Nations Statistical Division in the Netherlands. He is now retired.