Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries

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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Main Authors: Cicowiez, Martin, Lofgren, Hans
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781071513192965037/Building-macro-SAMs-from-cross-country-databases-method-and-matrices-for-133-countries
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spelling okr-10986-290092021-06-08T14:42:47Z Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries Cicowiez, Martin Lofgren, Hans SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES NATIONAL ACCOUNTS MACROECONOMIC DATA 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. 2017-12-15T18:30:50Z 2017-12-15T18:30:50Z 2017-12 Working Paper 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 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8273 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Guinea
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topic SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
spellingShingle SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
geographic_facet Africa
Guinea
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8273
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
author_facet Cicowiez, Martin
Lofgren, Hans
author_sort Cicowiez, Martin
title Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
title_short Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
title_full Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
title_fullStr Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
title_full_unstemmed Building Macro SAMs from Cross-Country Databases : Method and Matrices for 133 Countries
title_sort building macro sams from cross-country databases : method and matrices for 133 countries
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781071513192965037/Building-macro-SAMs-from-cross-country-databases-method-and-matrices-for-133-countries
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