A SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX FOR THE TURKISH ECONOMY

Year 2009, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 17 - 26, 01.06.2009

İlter Unlukaplan

Abstract

The Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) exhibits streams of all economic transactions occur inside an economy. Instead of using T-Accounts, SAM displays national accounts in a matrix format with their structural characteristics by combining "input-output approach" and "income-expenditure equalization". In this study, built on the aggregated input-output table for the Turkish Economy for the year of 1998, a SAM will be constructed by using public sector general equilibrium, balance of payments and national accounts. The RAS method will be used to balance the SAM

Keywords

Computable General Equilibrium Models, Social Accounting Matrix, RAS Method

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