Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for analysing agricultural and rural development policies: Conceptual aspects and examples

Bellù, L.G.

Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for analysing agricultural and rural development policies: Conceptual aspects and examples

Analytical Tools. EASYPol Module130

Year of publication 2012

Pages 22 p.

Author Bellù, L.G.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Series title EASYPol: Resources for policy making

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This document offers a methodological introduction to Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs) for analysing socio-economic impact of agricultural and rural development policies. Firstly, the concept and the structure of an SAM are presented. Next, the concept of policy "instrument" and "objective" variables are introduced and applied for SAM-based policy impact analysis. The module concludes by discussing the multipliers matrix as an instrument for analysing policy impact and presenting some examples

Language English

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