Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
Social accounting matrices (SAMs) are the key data input for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. After a brief introduction to SAMs, this paper presents a method and related computer program for constructing macro SAMs from cross-country d...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781071513192965037/Building-macro-SAMs-from-cross-country-databases-method-and-matrices-for-133-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29009 |
| Summary: | Social accounting matrices (SAMs) are
the key data input for computable general equilibrium (CGE)
models. After a brief introduction to SAMs, this paper
presents a method and related computer program for
constructing macro SAMs from cross-country databases. The
method is demonstrated in an appendix where it is used to
build such a SAM for Guinea in Excel. With the help of the
program, macro SAMs were built for 133 countries, including
many low-income and/or fragile countries. The SAMs and the
code for the program are available in electronic form. A
companion paper presents a CGE model with a user-friendly
interface for which such SAMs provide the bulk of the data
needed for macro applications. |
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