Social Accounting Matrix: An Economic Analysis of Mexico

This article illustrates the construction and usefulness of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mexico, 2013, presenting the methodology used for its elaboration, as well as its characteristics and qualities as an accounting tool for the evaluation of economic policy linked to the study of economic...

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Authors: Blancas, Andrés, Aliphat, Rodrigo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/69711
Online Access:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/69711
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:social accounting matrix
economic development
household income- expenditure distribution
industrialization
matriz de contabilidad social
desarrollo económico
distribución del ingreso-gasto de hogares
industrialización
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Summary:This article illustrates the construction and usefulness of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Mexico, 2013, presenting the methodology used for its elaboration, as well as its characteristics and qualities as an accounting tool for the evaluation of economic policy linked to the study of economic growth and development. The SAM includes 21 economic sectors, four types of import goods industries, and four institutional sectors subdivided into low-, middle-, and high-income households; financial and non-financial corporations (public and private), government, and the rest of the world