Interregional input-ouptut system for Ecuador, 2007: methodology and results

Haddad, Eduardo A. and Garcia Samaniego, Juan Manuel and Porsse, Alexandre A. and Ochoa Jimenez, Diego Alejandro and Ochoa Moreno, Wilman Santiago and Souza, Luiz Gustavo Antonio (2011): Interregional input-ouptut system for Ecuador, 2007: methodology and results.

Abstract

In this paper, we explore the structural characteristics of the interregional input-output system developed for Ecuador for the year 2007. As part of an ongoing project that aims to develop an interregional CGE model for the country, this database was developed under conditions of limited information. It provides the opportunity to better understand the spatial linkage structure associated with the national economy in the context of its 22 provinces, 15 sectors and 60 different products. This exploratory analysis is based on the description of structural coefficients and the use of traditional input-output techniques. Finally, we further explore the spatial linkage structure by looking at the regional decomposition of final demand. It is hoped that this exercise might result in a better appreciation of a broader set of dimensions that might improve our understanding of the integrated interregional economic system in Ecuador.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Interregional input-output model; Ecuador; spatial linkages
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium > D57 - Input-Output Tables and Analysis; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R15 - Econometric and Input-Output Models ; Other Models; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; ; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C6 - Mathematical Methods ; Programming Models ; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling > C67 - Input-Output Models

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