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A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) For Thailand

author(s) Jennifer Chung-I Li
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
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Jennifer Chung-I Li, 1998, "A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) For Thailand", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/VXCJVV, Harvard Dataverse, V1

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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
conve
rted 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.

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