A large part of the confusion in economics is accounting is not an integral part of an economics education, and accountants are as well not aware of/do think about the macro-economic significance of their own data and hence neither is aware of the significance of their respective disciplines.

Consequently macro-economists are off in some abstract fantasy land that omits/misses absolutely important accounting data and economic significance, and accountants daily manipulate the same data and significances unaware that the metric that dis-equilibrates the entire economy is right in front of them. Even businessmen, caught up in the activities and problems they face, are not aware of accounting and its macro-economic significance.

Making both general accounting and cost accounting an integral part of a business and macro-economic study  is essential if clarity is to ever come to economics.