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A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix for Thailand

Jennifer Chung-I Li

No 95, TMD discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This paper documents the features of a 1998 social accounting matrix (SAM) for Thailand. It begins with a description of the overall economy both via a macro SAM and a national accounts balance sheet. The macro SAM was the result of aggregating a micro SAM; a mapping of the final micro SAM to the macro SAM is presented. The micro SAM was a modified version of a SAM obtained from the Thai Development Research Institute (TDRI). The paper describes the modification process in detail. The original dataset obtained from TDRI was a "balanced™ matrix." The converted SAM, after the modification, was still balanced. It was therefore unnecessary to apply any balancing procedure. The final 1998 micro SAM for Thailand has 61 sectors, 3 household types, and 3 factors (labor, agricultural capital, and non-agricultural capital). Particularly helpful for the intended analysis on energy and environmental policy is that it has 8 primary energy sectors, 5 transportation sectors, and a health and medical treatment commodity account.

Keywords: equilibrium theory; models; social impact assessment; surveys; household surveys; data collection; capital market; energy; policies; environmental policies; Thailand; Asia; South-eastern Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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