An Econometric Input-Output Model for the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Posted: 8 May 1997
Abstract
The paper describes the econometric input-output model developed by the authors for the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, covering a total of 34 sectors. Equations for final demand, population, and sectoral production and employment were estimated for the period 1970-93. Those were connected to the input output table for the state (1980) through a model developed within the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, of the University of Illinois. Projections were made for the period 1994-2004 and a set of consistency tests are presented in order to check the adequacy of the model for impact analysis in the state. The effects of three different shocks on the regional economy are simulated.
JEL Classification: N36
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